Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mrs. Pattee and Mrs. Heister on a garden party tour
- Mrs. George L. Pattee (Isabelle) poses with Mrs. Heister at a garden party held at the Harry Davis house in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Pattee wears a flat hat with a large brim, a dark suit, polka-dot blouse and holds a pair of gloves; she wears...
- Davis, Harry, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Garden parties--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pattee, Isabelle.
- 1941 May 29
- Hotel Jerome, Aspen
- A swimmer in a bathing suit and a white cap dives in a pike position into the pool at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado. A woman in a strapless bathing suit sits at the edge of the pool with her feet in the water. A woman in ski clothes and a hat...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Hotel Jerome (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1950 January 2
- Camp at Fall Creek, Colo.
- Men, women, and children pose beside tents at a camp at what is identified as Fall Creek, possibly in Montrose County or San Miguel County, Colorado. Women sit and wear dresses with knife-pleated hems and hold wide-brimmed straw hats wrapped with...
- Camping--Colorado--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1888 May
- Horace Swartley Poley, Margaret Ferguson Poley and Sue J. Frey
- Women and a man sit and pose on a rope hammock. Margaret Ferguson Poley wears a pince-nez, a skirt, a printed blouse under a striped fitted jacket with puffed sleeves and lapels, and a scarf or tie around the collar. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears wire...
- Hammocks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.
- 1890?
- The Three Musketeers, Julius Johnson, Woody Reid, Bill Powell
- Three African American teenage boys identified as Julius Johnson, Woody Reid and Bill Powell (also known as the "Three Musketeers") pose in front of West High School in Denver, Colorado. Julius Johnson wears a shirt, tie, sweater-vest and pants....
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Johnson, Julius.; Powell, William,...
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- USO show comedy skit
- his left hand. Beside him is another woman in a cowgirl suit looks at the man in uniform. Behind her and to the right is a man in an oficer's uniform who looks at the man in the GI uniform. On the far right is a man with an accordion who is looking...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United Service Organizations (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Fred Walsen and John Albert
- Studio portrait of Fred Walsen (standing) and John Albert (sitting). John Albert has a white beard and wears a simple suit with boots, he holds a staff. Fred Walsen has a beard and is well dressed in a suit with a with fob chain and a medal clipped...
- Pioneers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.; Albert, John David, 1806-1899.; Fred Walsen, 1841-1906.
- 1895
- Nate Salsbury with Albert Scheibel
- Nate Salsbury and Albert Scheibel sit next to a rolltop desk in a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Salsbury was the owner and manager of the show, while Scheibel was the secretary of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Panoramic view of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody posing in the center of a large group of Native American members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Sioux leader Iron Tail stands at Cody's right. Many of the men in the group wear...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1908?]
- 10th Mountain Division ski trooper
- Photomechanical reproduction of a painting shows a ski trooper with the 10th Light Division (Alpine) [later renamed the 10th Mountain Division] kneeling in snow and holding a rifle. He has on skis and wears dark snow goggles and a winter jump suit...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski Troopers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Saturday evening post.
- 1943
- Governor John Love presents a proclamation
- Colorado Governor John Love presents a copy of an executive order declaring "Know Your America Week," to three members of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in his office in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Governors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Veterans' organizations.; Women.; Love, John A., 1916-; DAV Auxiliary--People--1960-1970.
- [1968]
- The new baby
- Informal portrait of the George D. McLaughlin family. George D. McLaughlin sits beside his wife and admires his new baby. He wears a suit and has a mustache. General D.M. Frost, the baby's grandfather stands behind him, he wears a suit, is balding...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Infants.; Women.; Fordyce family.; Frost family.; Hardin family.; McLaughlin family.
- 1898
- Central City
- Four people, probably actors, stand on the empty stage in the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. A woman in a dark suit and hat stands facing two men. One man, wearing trousers and a checked shirt, holds an object in his hand, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City Opera House.
- 1933
- Harvesting Colorado potatoes
- Men, horse-drawn equipment, and machinery harvest potatoes, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large potato field, farmworkers, a man in suit (probably farmer or overseer), another man in suit inspecting potato...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Probably an early day Leadville Palace
- Interior view of a dining room in a residence or at the Palace Hotel in Leadville, Colorado. A man in a suit and cufflinks and a woman sit at a large wooden dining table with a flower vase on a doilie. Two women face each other at the fireplace...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Interiors.
- [between 1879 and 1885]
- Wolhurst fete
- Party guests at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, sit on the porch of a shingle style building. In a high-collared white dress and holding a broad brimmed straw hat, a lady laughs with a man in a suit holding a box camera and a cigar. He is...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1898
- 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
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Sol Dickert and Harry Luby
- Black and white print of two men associated with Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Sol Dickert and Harry Luby. The man on the left side is shown in profile from the waist up wearing a suit without a tie. The man on the right side is shown...
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1967
- Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Man dressed as Santa Claus in a red suit and hat, black belt, and white beard waving his right hand. Standing on what appears to be a red truck. Another individual in a red suit standing in the background. Individual with a red, white, and blue...
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Visiting Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Woman dressed in a red Santa Claus suit and hat surrounded by both children and adults. Man dressed in a similar red Santa Claus suit with a white beard visible in the background.
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Child on Santa's Lap at Mission Viejo
- Young blond child wearing a red jacket with pink trim sitting on the lap of a man dressed as Santa Claus. The man is dressed in a red suit and hat with white trim and a white beard. A woman dressed in a similar red suit and hat in the background....
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 44, 1909 December 18
- Man in plaid suit
- Studio portrait of a man in a plaid suit, he has a beard and a wide brimmed hat.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Man in suit
- Studio portrait of a man in a suit and a silk tie. He has a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Western History Subject Index
- Brown, George L. (Lieutenant Governor 1975-1979)
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 10, 1912 March 9
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 11 and 12, 1920 November-December
- The kiln - 1st Van Briggle Pottery, Mr. Artus Van Briggle at door of kiln, cap and striped suit
- Artus Van Briggle wears a striped suit and duster hat, and examines a ceramic vase, at his pottery factory, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man stands in the arched door of the brick kiln, and others, in bib-overalls, handle more pots.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Kilns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- Men at teepee the father is proud of son's dance suit
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American (Ute) men near a tepee, La Plata County, Colorado; a young man wears beaded moccasins, pants, belt and vest, striped shirt, hair pipe breast plate, and striped tie; his father wears a dark three piece...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Lewis Bldg. 720-726 16th St.
- View of the Lewis Mack Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The ashlar stone building has arched windows, storefronts, and signs: "J.S. Appel Suit and Cloak Co.," and "Hotel Newport," and "Morey's...
- J.S. Appel Suit and Cloak Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- J. S. Appel
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of J. S. ("Jake") Appel, Denver clothing merchant (J. S. Appel Suit and Cloak Company) and prison reformer; President of B'nai B'rith; member of state Board of Charities and Board of Pardons.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Appel, J.S. (Jake), 1851-1913.; J.S. Appel Suit and Cloak Company (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 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
- 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 30 no 5
- 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 December 9
- East High spotlight: vol 30 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- East High spotlight: vol 30 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.)
- 1944 March 23
- Western History Subject Index
- Patterson, Thomas Macdonald
- Western History Subject Index
- PIETRAFESO, RON
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers .Denver. Denver Post
- Western History Subject Index
- Simpson, Lionel and company
- Western History Subject Index
- Spears, Leo L
- Western History Subject Index
- Spears, Leo L
- Western History Subject Index
- Spears, Leo L
- Western History Subject Index
- spears leo l
- Western History Subject Index
- Strong Samuel
- 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
- Leroy Smith's scrapbook, "The Promoter"
- Mr. & Mrs. Jose Benito Córdova
- Studio portrait of José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova of Rivera of Los Córdovas (Las Animas County), Colorado. Marina wears a dark dress with a basque decorated with bugle beads and lace, a bustle and a pleated...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar and Skip Herrera
- Three young friends, Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar, and Jim "Skip" Herrera, stand in front of St. Cajetan's School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Skip Lucero wears pleated pants and a suede leather jacket. Ernie Lucero wears a suit...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Lucero, Skip--Pictorial works.; Salazar,...
- [1953]