Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 4
- Otis Taylor and the Shoe String Ball
- View of African American Otis Taylor sitting next to his shoe string ball at a shoe shine shop probably in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A sign over the door reads: "1655." The ball was started in 1926 by shoe shine, Jack Hughes....
- African Americans--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Shoe shiners.; Taylor, Otis--Pictorial works.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Shoe shiners--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 41, 1910 October 8
- Rio Grande style blanket and beater
- View of a hand-woven Rio Grande style blanket made at a WPA sponsored weaving project in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a multi colored striped blanket and two chain rug beaters with wooden handles.
- Hispanic Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Blankets.; Tools.; Blankets--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply delivered water to the town of Central City and the surrounding areas from the early eighteen seventies to the mid-eighteen eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Summit of Grey's Peak, Colorado
- A man with a moustache and a suit and hat poses beside his horse at the summit of Grays Peak in Clear Creek County or Summit County, Colorado. Men with beards, suits and overcoats, and a woman in a dress and a hat pose beside a rock wall nearby....
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--1880-1890.; Walls--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Troop of soldiers, mostly from Leadville, known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers
- A troop of soldiers on horses form a long line in front of a bluff. In 1885 or 1886, these men, mostly from Leadville and known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers were headed by Genl. F.M. Reardon and Capt. Christopher Caffrey and...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1931 January 14
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1, 1910 January 1
- Seven miles south of White Bird, Ida. on U. S. 95, where 1st battle of war started in 1877
- View of the stone marker with a iron pipe fence, near Whitebird Creek, Idaho, that commemorates the Nez Perce Native American war campaign led by Young Chief Joseph though Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming from June 15 to October 5, 1877. Sign...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Monuments--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Idaho--1920-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--Commemoration--Idaho--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Idaho--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- 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
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 November
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 May 27
- The Hustler
- The owner of the West Side Hustler, a weekly newspaper, stands in front of his building at 652 Santa Fe Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a cardigan sweater and glasses. A sign on a nearby window reads:...
- West Side Hustler (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business people.; Newspapers.; West Side Hustler (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; American...
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection
- View of Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection at the El Chapultepec Jazz Club, 1962 Market Street in Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Saxophonist Freddy Rodriguez, has gray hair and a mustache, a female singer holds a microphone and...
- El Chapultepec (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection (Musical group)--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Interiors.; Jazz musicians.; Jazz singers.; Women.; Rodriguez, Freddy--Pictorial works.; El...
- 1983
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose outside their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right, on the front stoop: Ramon and Carolina...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Restaurants.; Alcaro family--Pictorial works.; Gonzales...
- [1958]
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose on the porch of their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Top row: Celia, Arnold, Marta, Ray...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Restaurants.; Gonzales family--Pictorial works.; Casa Mayan (Denver,...
- [1958]
- Cecil Hernandez
- Cecil Hernandez, a Mexican immigrant and founder of MasterCraft Cabinets, Inc., reads an issue of La Voz, Colorado's first bilingual newspaper, Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business people.; Hernandez, Cecil--Pictorial works.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1984
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 40, 1911 September 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 42, 1911 October 14
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 9, 1912 March 2
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 1 and 2, 1928 January-February
- Recen
- View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Meeker, Colorado
- James Lyttle, a Scottish printer and newspaperman stands on the boardwalk in front of his new front gable clapboard Herald newspaper office, on Fourth (4th) and Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. Newspaper started in 1885 in an old army barracks.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barracks--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Lyttle, James.
- [1888]
- Meeker, Colorado
- Copy image of a 1887 H. A. Wildhack original of the first quarters of the J. W. Hugus and Company general merchandisers and bankers, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, with three men standing on the boardwalk and another on horseback. The wood...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1900.
- 1887
- I. O. O. F. building construction, VII of series
- Seventh in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Brick work has started on the second floor around wood window frames. A row of...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1897]
- Meeker, Colorado
- A group of men gather on the boardwalk and on horses in front of the first building of the J. W. Hugus and Company general merchandisers and bankers, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The wood false front building once was an army barracks...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Conqueror Boarding House at North Empire
- The Conqueror Boarding House in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, is a three-story frame building with a gable roof, dormer, covered porch, and stone foundation. Wooden steps lead up the slope; doors and windows are missing. The smaller...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Pryor, W. S.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Teller City, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr and their son pose next to a two door coupe in front of the last standing structure, once a saloon and dance hall, in Teller (Teller City) Jackson County, North Park, Colorado. Kerr was one of the first claim holders when...
- Kerr, William--Family--1910-1920.; Teller City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Teller City--1910-1920.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Teller City--1910-1920.
- 1919
- After the fire
- Ruins in Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, are from a fire started by the cream station stove. Masonry walls of the (possibly) Albany Hotel remain.
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Ruins--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- July 1, 1917
- W. O. Mosman's Overland freight outfit, Walden, North Park, Colo.
- View of W. O. Mosman's Overland freight outfit and store in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows girls, women, men, horse teams, wagons, and a stone building with bracketed cornice, roof cresting, and signs: "Mosman & Galbraith," "1881 F. Miller...
- Mosman, W. O.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Georgetown, Churches, Episcopal
- Grace Episcopal church in Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has a cross on the gable peak, a four-pointed window, a covered vestibule, an arched door, and a bell. Sign reads: "Started in 1867 Finished in 1869, Grace Episcopal Church."
- Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)--Buildings--1930- 1970.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown, Churches, Episcopal
- Grace Episcopal church in Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has a cross on the gable peak, a four-pointed window, a covered vestibule, an arched door, and a bell. Sign reads: "Started in 1867 Finished in 1869, Grace Episcopal Church."
- Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)--Buildings--1930- 1970.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Geo. L. Beam, age 25
- Seated portrait of George Lytle Beam, at age twenty five, about the time he started working as an independent photographer. He wears a suit with a vest and a large square knot tie over a stand up shirt collar.
- Photographers--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- December 26, 1893
- Mormon Temple, Salt Lake
- View of the construction of the spires on the six towers of Temple on Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. The granite temple designed by architect Truman O. Angell, was started in 1853 and completed in 1893 for members of the Church of the Latter...
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Lincoln School, Alamosa, Colorado
- The Lincoln School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building built in 1936-1937 and featuring a hip roof, brick chimney, projecting two-story entry with pediment and half round window, double door entry covered with a...
- Lincoln School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- J. S. Randall Home, Georgetown
- View of the home owned by Jesse Summers Randall, Georgetown, Colorado. Randall was the founder and editor of the Georgetown Courier newspaper, started in 1877. House construction was began in 1876. The building, eclectic in style, includes a porch...
- Randall, Jesse Summers 1848-1939--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Jesse Summers Randall residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the home owned by Jesse Summers Randall, Georgetown, Colorado. Randall was the founder and editor of the Georgetown Courier newspaper, started in 1877. The house construction began in 1876. Its eclectic style includes a gable roof section...
- Randall, Jesse Summers 1848-1939--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Indian couple will ride horses across continent
- View of Little Chief White Eagle, a Yaqui Native American wearing leggings, kilt with an embroidered swastika, shirt and a headdress and Princess Rainbow Sistesso, a Sioux, in a fringed buckskin dress, walking on a sidewalk with a dog wearing...
- Dakota Indians--Women--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.; Yaqui Indians--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.; Dogs--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.; Little Chief White Eagle.;...
- 1930 October
- Golden Cycle Mill, Colo. City Colo
- Smoke rises from stacks of Golden Cycle Mill, Colorado City, Colorado; mill was started 1905 as ore processing mill for extracting gold.
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1940.; Golden Cycle Corporation.
- [between 1905 and 1935]
- Percipitation [i.e. precipitation] room, Golden Cycle Mill
- Interior view of precipitation room, Golden Cycle Mill, Colorado City, Colorado; started 1905 as ore processing mill used for extraction of gold.
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Gold mining equipment--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1940.; Interiors.; Golden Cycle Corporation.
- [between 1905 and 1935]
- Georgetown, Grace Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, on hill on the east side of Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Simple Carpenter Gothic architecture, built by G. G. Griffith, features a steep front gable with cross at apex, clapboard siding, entry...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960]