Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- 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
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Central City, 1932
- The Central City Opera House on Eureka Street was reopened in 1932, after renovation. It is a two story building constructed of Gilpin County granite, except for the top and sides. Is has a mansard-style roof with smaller towers on opposite sides...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- The Narrows William's Canyon
- View of Williams Canyon near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A narrow dirt path leads between to sides of a canyon. Rocks litter the sides of the path. Trees and scrub bushes grow on the sides and near the edge of the canyon.
- Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Rosetta E. Sides
- Studio portrait of Rosetta Eliza Sides, an African American (Black) senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a lace blouse with a ribbon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; African Americans--Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Side, Rosetta E. (Rosetta Eliza); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- 2 unid. men in front of tipi
- Two unidentified Native American men pose in front of tipi. One man wears a wide brimmed hat, long shirt tied with a beaded belt, pants with beadwork down the sides, a scarf and beaded moccasins. The other man wears a long print shirt with beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- The Garden Scene
- Interior view of the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County County, Colorado, shows the Garden Scene, a painted stage curtain, the landscaped garden with a balustrade and trees, front rows of cast iron opera seats, and the box seats form the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stage props--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Central City Opera House
- Patrons stand outside the Central City Opera House before a performance of Othello. The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri"...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City
- A dilapidated building on Lawrence Street in Central City, Colorado. The portion of the building to the left has a clapboard, false storefront; the roof and the sides are of corrugated sheet metal. Two boarded up, rectangular-shaped windows are...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Old house, Spring St., Central City, 1953
- A deteriorating house on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, stands in a field beneath a hillside. It is a two story masonry box with rectangular windows, which have decorative brickwork over the top of each window, a flat roof, and a covered...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- U.S. Gov't School teachers, farmers, buildings- Towaoc
- View of the U.S. Government school (probably Ute Mountain School), Towaoc, Motezuma County, Colorado; two houses have stucco sides, framed windows, small porches, and chimneys; one house has a gable roof, one has a hip-and-valley roof; three school...
- Indians of North America--Education--Colorado--Towaoc--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Education--Colorado--Towaoc--1900-1910.; Towaoc (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Towaoc--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. The gravestone is rounded on the top, with two carved clasped hands within the curve, and scalloped sides that have been damaged. Carved on the stone are...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Japanese style building
- Shows a view of a Japanese style building in a garden, the doors are open and a statue of Buddha is in the center of the room. Two small Buddha statues are on the floor on either sides of the doorway. Wind chimes hang from the interior center of,...
- Buddhas--1920-1940.; Japanese gardens--1920-1940.; Shrines--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Main Street, Central City, Colorado
- Main street in Central City, Colorado; visible landmarks include, the Mullen building, the Hawley block, the I.O.O.F building, and the Roworth building. Cars are parked on the sides of the streets, and the buildings on both sides of the streets...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Santa Claus on Denver's Civic Center
- Night view of Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, West Fourteenth (14th) and Acoma Street, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; Christmas decorations on the Colonnade include: spotlit Santa Claus and his reindeer top arch; "Merry...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Chasm Falls
- Chasm Falls, (8965 feet elevation), Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado; shows waterfall between narrow rocky cliff sides of Fall River, a timber bridge across the top, and evergreens along sides.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1940.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1920-1940.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Boulder Canyon
- Logs are banded together to form a road into Boulder Canyon near Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional logs placed end to end line the sides of the road. Shrubs stand on both sides of the road, and a ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- 604th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery C
- ALPHABETICAL LISTING: Allen, Allen, Andrew, Averett, Barys, Belcher, Bennington, Beyers, Blair, Bosch, Burke, Bryan, Casey, Childers, Collins, Daniels, Dundon, Dvorak, [Erabnit], Evans, Fahey , Ferini, [Fish], Garrett, Gilbert, [Gneiser], Graff,...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Batallion, 604th. Battery C.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 1944
- Telephone building looking up main st.
- Exterior view of a two-story brick building on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Main Street (renamed West 3rd (Third) Street) in Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1879, the building features a bracketed cornice, tall storefronts with double doors,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1884]
- A stock company at the Opera House in its heyday
- A theater troupe performs on the stage of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The orchestra and the audience's heads are in the foreground. Some cast members sit in chairs on the stage, and others stand behind them. The cast is...
- Central City Opera House--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Stage props--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of the front facade of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. A light fixture with the words "Teller House" painted on the sides of it hangs over the front entrance. Two streetlights are on opposite sides of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1960.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)
- [between 1933 and 1960?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- Fairmount sexton's records, 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
- Fairmount Sexton’s Records 1891-1953 list over 85,500 burials or entombments. The Fairmount Sexton Records 1891–1953 were microfilmed in 1959 by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The grave registers were arrange in rough “alphabetical...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado--Genealogy.; Colorado--Vital records.
- 2004
- Denver Public Library 2000 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 2000.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 2001
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Nebraska Civil War Veterans' Data R-Z
- Index of names of Civil War Veterans from Nebraska
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.; Veterans--Nebraska.; Grand Army of the Republic--Indexes.
- 1995
- State of Colorado, Miscellaneous License No. 255.
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05182-005-00
- S University Place thru The Town of Highlands: The Town of Highlands block A
- Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration
- View of the of the Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei at 6820 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story clapboard structure with a rhyolite foundation and basement. The building has a...
- Montclair Community Center (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Community centers.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes and haunts.; Montclair Community Center (Denver,...
- 2010
- Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration
- View of the Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration at 6820 East 12th Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story clapboard structure with a rhyolite foundation and basement. The building has a...
- Montclair Community Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Community centers.; Conservation & restoration.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes and haunts.; Montclair...
- 2004
- Windmill across from Baca County Court House
- View of a wooden windmill across the street from the Baca County Court House at 741 Main Street in Springfield, Colorado. A wooden bench is beside the windmill. A sign on the rotor of the mill reads: "The Aermotor Chicago." A water barrel is under...
- Baca County Court House (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Courthouses.; Windmills.; Baca County Court House (Springfield, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Springfield--Pictorial works.;...
- 1988
- Buena Vista Grace Church
- View of the Buena Vista Grace Church (United Methodist and Episcopal) 203 West Main Street, in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The wooden church has an enclosed entry with Gothic arched double doors.. The steeple has a small bell and is...
- Buena Vista Grace Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Episcopal churches.; Methodist churches.; Historic buildings.; Buena Vista Grace Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Anglican church...
- 1995
- Aroya school house
- View of the abandoned school house in Aroya (Cheyenne County), Colorado. The building is a clapboard building with a hipped roof. The paint on the sides of the building is peeling and windows are boarded up.. A small cupola is in the center of the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; One-room schools.; Abandoned buildings.; Rural schools--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Leaving for Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Six men sit in or near a flatbed truck loaded with gunny sacks. The men wear coats and caps or cowboy hats. The truck has low, wooden sides. A wooden water tank is in the distance.
- Trucks--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Men--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1930 and 1940?]
- Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant
- View of the side of Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant, at 1440 West 33rd Avenue in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building has a beige stucco exterior and a red clay shingle roof. There are red geometric accents on the chimney at...
- Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Electric signs.; Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Neon...
- 2010
- Entry Arch, Delta County Fair Grounds, Colo.
- View of the Delta County Fair Grounds entry arch located in Hotchkiss, Delta County, CO. The arch consists of two stone pillars made from local stone, with decorative plaques reading "Established 1919" on the left pillar and "Erected 1938" on...
- Delta County Fair Grounds (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Memorial arches--Colorado--Hotchkiss--Pictorial works; Memorial arches--Colorado--Hotchkiss--2010-2020; Delta County Fair Grounds (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2011
- Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum, Ignacio, Colo.
- View of the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum located at 77 County Road 517, Ignacio, Colo. Design of the 53,000 square foot facility was based on the sacred symbol of the eagle. The unique architecture features a central entry characterized...
- Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum (Ignacio, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Community centers--Colorado--Ignacio--2010-2020.; Ignacio (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum (Ignacio, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Community...
- 2011
- Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Tabor Opera House located at 308-312 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Designed by architect, Thomas Roberts in 1879, the three-story Italianate opera house incorporates a central pedimented pavilion with round-arched, fan lighted...
- Tabor Opera House (Leadville, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1990-2000.; Leadville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Tabor Opera House (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Leadville...
- 1993
- Linden Hotel, Fort Collins, Colo.
- View of the Linden Hotel located at 201 Linden Street, Fort Collins, Colo. Built by William Quayle in 1883 as the Loomis Block, the structure housed the Poudre Valley National Bank on the first floor and a Masonic Lodge on the third. In 1904 ...
- Historic hotels--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Old Town Historic District (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Linden Hotel (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic hotels--Colorado--Fort...
- 2000
- The Financial Center, Denver
- View of the Financial Center, originally constructed as the J.P. Dunn Shoe and Leather Company (1912; Robert Willison and Montana Fallis, architects), at 1825 Lawrence Street in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows...
- Financial Center (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Financial Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 1977
- 725 Newport
- View of the south elevation of 725 Newport Street located in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This "TB style" home was designed to allow light and air into the building as a cure for tuberculosis. The house features prominent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Emmanuel Gallery, formerly the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and Congregation Sherith Israel
- View of the Emmanuel Gallery (formerly the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and Congregation Sherith Israel), at 1201 10th Street on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The architectural style is mixed Romanesque and Gothic....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Emmanuel Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Historic buildings.; Universities & colleges.; Auraria Higher Education Center...
- 1990
- The Huddle Inn
- View of the Huddle Inn at 7036 East Colfax Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story brick building has a stucco finish on the sides. Large front display windows have been covered in wood panels. The building has...
- Huddle Inn (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Huddle Inn (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976