Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pennsylvania Mining Accidents 1869 - 1916
- History of mines and mining in Pennsylvania, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents in Pennsylvania for the years 1869, 1871, 1872, 1874 (partial), 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888,...
- Mine accidents--Pennsylvania--Indexes.
- 2007
- Illinois Mining Accidents 1889 to 1925
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Illinois from 1889 to 1925.
- Mine accidents--Illinois--Indexes.
- 2007
- Brakeman John Coker
- View of John Coker, a Brakeman on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Conejos County, Colorado. He smiles, wears a Brakeman's cap, with several pins attached to it, and eyeglasses.
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--People--1970-1980.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad employees.; Coker, John--Pictorial works.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos...
- 1973
- Medford Cosias and Tom Noel
- Medford Cosias and Tom Noel stand near a jeep at the Rainbow Trout Ranch, 1484 FDR 250 in Conejos County, Colorado. Medford drinks out of a can and Tom Noel leans against the jeep and smiles. Behind the men is a trailer full of trash. Both men...
- Rainbow Trout Ranch (Conejos County, Colo.)--People--1960-1970.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Laborers.; Jeep automobiles.; Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)--Pictorial works.; Cosias, Medford--Pictorial works.; Rainbow Trout Ranch (Conejos...
- 1967
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men wear coats and caps and stand outside a log cabin in dense trees near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. One man smiles while another man holds a snowball in his hand.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman holds the back of a chair, smiles and poses for a studio portrait. The woman has curly hair, a beaded headband or tiara, and wears a dress with gathered shoulders, v-neck and sleeves, a narrow waist and a flared skirt.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman sits and poses for a studio portrait. The woman smiles, she wears a dress with a ruffled scoop neck, a gathered waist and gathered, ruffled short sleeves.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a child
- A child sits and poses for a studio portrait. The girl smiles, she wears a hair bow, a light colored dress with a ruffled, rounded collar and leather boots with buttons.
- Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Young man
- Studio portrait of a teenaged boy, he smiles.
- Smiling--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who poses in an upholstered chair. The child wears a light colored dress with eyelet lace, and a scalloped hemline. The child smiles and rests a hand on the chair.
- Infants--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a girl who smiles and looks to the side. She wears a wool dress accented with plaid fabric. She has short curly hair.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a young boy
- Full length studio portrait of a young boy who poses near an ornate backdrop. He wears high lace shoes, short pants, stockings, and a jacket with large ruffled collar. He smiles and holds a straw hat in his hand.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Smiling--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait shows a girl in a bonnet with ruffled trim tied with a bow under her chin and a multi-colored possibly mohair dress or overcoat. The girl smiles and holds a fabric doll. Shows a draped lace backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a baby
- A boy smiles in a studio bust portrait. The boy has curly hair and wears a shirt with ruffled cuffs. Shows a lace fabric backdrop.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Smiling--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Girls on a fence (side view)
- Group portrait of girls on a plank rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, wide brim hats, a bonnet, stockings, and high button shoes. The girl with gauntlets...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Kennicott, Anna Townsend.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with short bangs and hair twisted into a bun. The woman smiles and wears a blouse with a scalloped lapel, and a star shaped broach.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man, a girl and a dog
- Studio portrait of a man, a girl, and a dog. The man (sitting) wears a hat and a tweed suit with a tie and a boutonniere. The girl has ringlets and wears a white dress. She smiles and poses, with her hand on the man's knee, beside a small brown...
- Children & adults--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a girl in a polka-dot dress with puffed sleeves and a plaid bow tied around her neck. The girl smiles and poses on a pillow with tassels.
- Children--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1891 July 1
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a young girl, a young boy and an infant. The girl smiles and wears a dress with a lace collar and cuffs, bows tied on the shoulders and a full skirt. The boy wears a sailor shirt with a ribbon tied around the neck. The infant,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a mother and infant
- Studio bust portrait of a woman and a baby. The woman has an upswept hairstyle and wears a striped shirtwaist with a bertha collar and a broach pinned to the high neck. The baby smiles and wears a white dress with a lace band on the full skirt, and...
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of an infant in a wrought iron and probably braided wicker baby carriage. The baby has a curl on top of its head and sits and smiles.
- Baby carriages--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby in a dress with a bertha collar and lace hem. The baby smiles and sits on an upholstered velvet chair with a round back and fringe.
- Infants--1890-1910.; Smiling--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Very young girl standing
- Studio portrait of a young girl in a simple dress as she stands next to a platform. She smiles at the camera as she opens a book.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Man holding baby - portrait
- A man smiles as he holds a baby in his arms in Colorado. The baby wears a bonnet; the man wears a suit and tie.
- Infants--Colorado--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Indian boy with bow
- A small Native American boy (tribe unknown) holds a bow and looks at an arrow he has just shot into the dirt. A woman with unbound hair dressed in a skirt and shawl stands in a doorway and smiles at him; another woman carries a baby on her back in...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Bows (Archery)--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Pueblos--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Apache woman and child
- A Native American (probably Apache) woman sits and smiles as she holds up her naked baby son at Fort Apache, Arizona.
- Apache Indians--Women--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Infants--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--Arizona--Fort...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Italian mining families
- A group of Italian families pose near a shop in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One woman holds a baby in her arms and smiles. The children, dressed in sweaters, coats, and dresses also smile. The men stand behind the women.
- Italian Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Parade in Longmont
- The Cornet Band poses during a parade, Longmont, Colorado. The uniformed band members wear smiles and hold their trombones, cornets and tubas at their sides. Horse-drawn carriages show in background; some of the riders wear cloth masks over their...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Man at first aid station during Silver Skis race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- A man smiles towards the camera from the first aid station during the Silver Skis Race, near a rock outcropping, on Mount Rainier. The red cross flag blows in the wind. Many 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) troops participated in the...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- [Winter, 1942]
- Denver Mayor Robert W. Speer
- Denver Mayor Robert W. Speer, smiles for the camera. He wears a dark pin striped suit and bowler hat. He stands near two automobiles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Speer, Robert Walter, 1855-1918.
- [between 1904 and 1918]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads smiles while he sits in a on a stool in a workroom, possibly his darkroom. He wears an apron, shirt, vest and bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Female swimmer on diving board
- A woman smiles while posed in a "back dive" position on a diving board at an indoor swimming pool in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Western Typewriter & Sales Co. located at 1533 Welton
- Pedestrians walk by the Western Typewriter & Sales Company at 1533 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Typewriters are displayed in the window; a sign reads: "Rented & Repaired." A couple smiles for the camera.
- Western Typewriter & Sales Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Office equipment & supplies industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Female at lake
- A teenage girl smiles and poses in a backless swimming suit, at a lake.
- Bathing beauties--1920-1930.; Teenagers--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female and puppies
- A woman poses with a line of puppies eating from bowls; she smiles, wearing a flower patterned blouse and earrings.
- Dogs--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Couple
- A couple pose on the porch of a house possibly in Denver, Colorado. The man smiles and looks at the camera, the woman looks away.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Smiling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935]
- Girl with a flower
- A girl in winter clothes smiles, she holds a chrysanthemum.
- Girls--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- McClellan Hall, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of McClellan Hall, on the south side of Sixth (6th) Street between Taos and Rose Streets, Georgetown, Colorado. The building was a movie theater which was restored as a public gathering place in 1946 and named after an earlier...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Woman posed on car
- A woman in a fur coat and high heels smiles as she sits on the fender of an automobile; her hand is on the hood ornament.
- Automobiles--1910-1930.; Smiling--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman
- A woman smiles as she sits at a table. She wears a V-neck short sleeved blouse and her hair is shoulder length.
- Smiling--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Girl
- A girl smiles, holding a purse or hand bag, and a gift box and wrapping, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Gifts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Male
- A man smiles and smokes a pipe; he wears a vest, tie, and visor. Art or printer proofs are on a table and on shelves, probably at the Rocky Mountain News offices in Denver, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Male
- An unidentified man smiles; he wears a suit jacket, vest, and tie, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Men--Colorado.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Clifford Smith, Greta Pottenger
- Clifford Smith and Greta Pottenger of Basalt, Colorado, pose as they sit on the edge of the front bumper of a car. She wears a light- colored, short-sleeved, print dress with a long, ruffled collar, light- colored hose, and leather shoes. She...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pottenger, Greta.; Smith, Clifford.
- [1925]
- Smiling man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors, he smiles. The man wears beaded moccasins and leggings, a shirt, and fur pelts over his braids. A rocky desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes covers the area.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Smiling--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Iron Eyes Cody
- A Native American (Cherokee) man, Iron Eyes Cody, smiles and waves from a window in an automobile. He wears traditional Native American clothing and is known for his career as a Hollywood actor.
- Cherokee Indians--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Actors--1960-1970.; Clothing & dress--1960-1970.; Cody, Iron Eyes, 1904-
- 1961
- John W. Haines, III at Pietra Colora, Italy
- John W. Haines, III, of Company I, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Tenth Mountain Division, faces the camera and smiles with a cigarette in his mouth and a rifle on his back. Behind him are the ruins and rubble of Pietra Colora. Haines was later...
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Haines, John W.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company I.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United...
- March 1945
- Inoculation, Camp Swift
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier winces as he is innoculated. Five men look on with smiles on their faces; the man at the far right is laughing; the man in the center points directly at the syringe. The patient wears a white tee-shirt while the rest...
- Medicine, Military--1940-1950.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental...
- [1944]
- Integrated school board meeting on busing issue
- African-American (Black) and other women and children enter Knight Elementary School (later Knight Fundamental Academy) at 3245 East Exposition Avenue in the Belcaro neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An African-American man turns and smiles at the...
- Knight Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969
- Ground breaking at Swedish Hospital
- A man in a suit smiles and digs up a shovel full of dirt during the ground breaking ceremony at Swedish Hospital (Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Men who have already moved a shovel full of dirt file away from the...
- Swedish Hospital (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1963?]