Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Group of Ute Native American Women and White Men
- Full-length, group studio portrait of Ute Native American women and white men in front of painted backdrop; from left to right: Charles E. Ward, seated; unidentified Native American woman, standing; Charles Day, standing; Tachiar, standing;...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Organizations fraternal symbol
- Close-up view of a symbol of a fraternal order. Text includes: "Ushas Mitra Auni."
- Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- Dedication Sunday : December 4, 1938
- Booklet created to celebrate the Dedication of the new First Baptist Church in 1938. Booklet covers the construction of the new building.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1938 December 4
- United Farm Worker's march
- Mike Wilzoch shouts into a megaphone as he leads a United Farm Workers of America grape and Gallo Wine boycott protest march through Denver, Colorado. He wears a coat and dark eyeglasses. A marcher in the distance carries a sign with the eagle...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural laborers' unions.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Wilzoch, Mike--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975?]
- Masonic Lodge / Springfield Schoolhouse
- View of the facade of Masonic Lodge No. 158, at 281 West 7th Street in Springfield (Baca County), Colorado. The one story front-gabled building is constructed of dark stone. It has rectangular windows and a rounded arch above the entrance. The...
- Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Freemasons. Lodge #158 (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Masonic buildings.; Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield,...
- 1988
- Odd Fellows Hall, Russell Gulch, Colo.
- View of the Russell Gulch Odd Fellow Hall no. 2, located 3.5 miles southwest of Central City in Russell Gulch, Colorado. The two-story field stone structure has a red brick facade with a commercial space on the ground floor. Large store windows...
- Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Russell Gulch Lodge No. 2 (Russell Gulch, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Russell Gulch--2000-2010.; Russell Gulch (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd...
- 2002
- 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
- Corinthian Masonic Lodge #35, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Corinthian Masonic Lodge #35 located at the corner of Harrison Avenue and East 7th Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1910, the two-story brick building has a pediment with a parapet above containing the Masonic symbol. An inset plaque...
- Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 35 (Leadville, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Freemasonry--Colorado--Leadville--Lodges--1970-1980.; Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 35 (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.1970
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats down the center and lace applique. A pin depicting a star and crescent moon, possibly a Masonic symbol is at her throat. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short bangs are...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Organizations fraternal Masonic Eastern Star
- Close-up view of the symbol of the Order of the Eastern Star, a subsidiary group of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
- Order of the Eastern Star.; Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Organizations fraternal Masonic Scottish Rite
- Close-up view of the symbol of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Masonic star
- Close-up view of a drawing that depicts a Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry symbol and Sanskrit letters.
- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Silver Moon Hotel at Third and Kimbark.
- View of the Silver Moon Hotel, Third (3rd) Avenue and Kimbark, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two story wooden gable roof building with a false front and vine covered porch. The sign has a cresent shape moon symbol between: "Silver" and "Hotel."...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; Silver Moon Hotel (Longmont, Colo.)
- [1872?]
- Rocky Ford, Colorado
- Aerial view of Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows cars along paved street gridlines, trees, businesses, dwellings and the Rocky Ford Municipal Reservoir is in the background.
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Cripple Creek, 1948
- Street and terrace view of one and two-story brick flat roof commercial buildings along Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; 1940's automobiles are parked alongside curb; banner across street reads "Imperial Hotel Presenting, July & Aug., Old...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1948
- F. B. & L. Block, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Fairley Brothers and Lampman Block Building, 300 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this three-story brick commercial building has rock-faced stone quoins, storefront windows with displays of merchandise and goods, recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- Gaming room of Old Homestead, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished gaming room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Gambling--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Greeley Oct. 19-20, 1942
- An obelisk gravestone in the Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, cemetery depicts rope, tassels, foliage, a Masonic symbol, and flowers. Inscription reads: "John Arthur, Died Apr. 16, 1878, Aged 48 Years."
- Arthur, John, d. 1878--Tomb.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Kokomo, Colo. Below Leadville Masonic Hall
- View of the Masonic Hall in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. The two story wood building has a false front, addition, decorative wood trim, Masonic symbol, and "1882" above the second story windows. A sign in the window reads: "Abstract Of Votes...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Kokomo--1940-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Kokomo--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Kokomo--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Kokomo--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Man w/ club
- A man holds a wooden cudgel with a Rotary Club symbol and words: "Service Above Self"; he wears a ribbon that reads: "Sergeant At Large, 1926 Denver Convention."
- Rotary International--1920-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Register Building, Central City streets
- View of the Register building on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, one of the oldest stone structures in town. Two stories were built in 1864, and a third was added later for the Masons. The building has arched windows and doorways, and the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Taos Indian at fireplace
- Photograph of a painting by E. Irving Couse shows a Native American (Taos Pueblo) man as he kneels before a lit fireplace and a large decorated pot; he wears a loincloth, armband, and moccasins. A painted symbol in upper left corner reads: "Santa...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Public relations--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1920.; Taos Indians--1900-1920.; Fireplaces--1900-1920.
- [between 1900-1920?]
- Tappan Block
- Men pose with yokes outside the Tappan Block building on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. A Masonic symbol and a sign that reads: "Tappan & Co" are on the building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Yokes.
- 1866
- Broken Arm, Sioux
- Broken Arm, Native American Sioux (Lakota) poses on a horse with a hand symbol painted on it. He wears a headdress, leggings, and shirt decorated with quillwork and fringe.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Broken Arm.
- 1899
- Kokomo - Masonic Hall, 1963
- View of the Masonic Hall in Kokomo, Summit County, Colorado; features a wood two story false front building with an addition that is an extension of the gable roof, extensive decorative wood trim, and Masonic symbol above the second story windows;...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; False fronts--Colorado--Kokomo--1960-1970.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Kokomo--1960-1970.
- 1963
- South Denver Masonic Temple
- South Denver Masonic Temple, 350 South Broadway, Denver Colorado; shows a two-story brick structure in the Classical Revival style; Roman numerals read " MDCCCXCIII" above second story windows; lamps on both sides of entry read: "South Denver...
- Freemasons--Buildings--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
- [1890-1930?]
- Campion, John - mansion
- View of the Campion home wreckage at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a wall remains standing among debris. Cardboard boxes have labels: "Qupak Contact Lens Cases."
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1963 December 4
- Arvada, Spirit of Christ Catholic Community
- View of the Spirit of Christ Catholic Community, 7400 West 80th (Eightieth) Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; features brick construction with a low sloping roof; carved wooden sign with church name, cross symbol, and a dove inside a...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Arvada--1980-1990.
- 1987
- Picture Painting, Cliff Palace
- Close up view of a Native American (Anasazi) pictograph at Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A geometric, possibly textile symbol is painted on a stone wall.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mesa...
- [1900?]
- Warehouse district
- Aerial view of the warehouse district in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a complex of buildings owned by the Weicker Transfer and Storage Company. Painted signs on the side of the building include a swastika symbol. Other businesses in the area...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver Businessman's Orchestra
- Interior view of a theater in (possibly) Denver, Colorado. An orchestra and piano are on the stage. Proscenium decor includes ornate Moorish designs and a Masonic symbol of a sword, crescent, and star. Audience members include men in fez hats and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Orchestras--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Camp gathering
- Men, women and children pose in a meadow at a camp of probably the officers of the 22nd (twenty-second) infantry at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. A canvas tent has a stencil with a rifle insignia and reads: "22". Men hold cigars and wear...
- Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Children--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military camps--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Tents--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Women--Montana--Fort...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Vaughn and buddies
- Five soldiers pose for the camera in front of a jeep with a Tenth Mountain Division "Mountain Patch" symbol attached to a banner on the front bumper. A stone building is directly behind the group and forested Italian mountains are visible in the...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- A Native American woman walks up a dirt trail, possibly the "Camino del Padre," Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman wears a long-sleeved shirt, a long skirt, a cloth veil on her head, a necklace, a bracelet, and appears to be barefoot.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Union Pacific trestle in Bear River Canyon
- A locomotive and passenger coaches cross a Union Pacific Railroad trestle in Bear River Canyon (Box Elder County), Utah.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Box Elder County (Utah)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Utah--Box Elder County--1910-1920.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Box Elder County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Utah--Box Elder County--1910-1920.; Trestles--Utah--Box...
- 1914
- Papoose - great great grand daughter of Chief Washakie
- Portrait of the great great grand daughter of Chief Washakie (Shoshoni), asleep in a cradleboard with eagle feathers. A man supports her; he wears a feather headdress, ermine tassels, beads, and a beaded choker with a bird motif.
- Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Family.; Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Cradleboards--1910-1930.; Headdresses--1910-1930.; Infants--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Chief Old Eagle & family
- Group portrait of Chief Old Eagle (Shoshoni) and his family by a tipi. The men wear feather headdresses, beaded vests and leggings. The woman wears a quillwork shawl and beads; a girl wears hair braids and a buckskin skirt with fringe. One man has...
- Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Families--1910-1930.; Headdresses--1910-1930.; Old Eagle, Shoshoni Chief.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- Building" above another rectangular sign saying: "Indian Building Fred Harvey." Additional men and women walk along the sidewalk. Several men sit on bicycles in the left background.; Native American women with shawls wrapped over their heads...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Baskets--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Indians of...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- another rectangular sign saying: "Indian Building Fred Harvey." Additional men and women walk along the sidewalk looking at the displays. Several men sit on bicycles in the left background.; Native American women with shawls wrapped over their...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Baskets--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Indians of...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Prest. Harrison at the Kitchen Hotel, Leadville, Colo
- People crowd the entry, windows, and balcony of the Kitchen Hotel during a visit by United States President Benjamin Harrison in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The president stands on the balcony and points at a large replica of a silver dollar...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Presidents--United States.; Silver question--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1891, May 11
- Miramont Castle
- Exterior view of the Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north. This 28 room mansion was built in in 1897 by the Gillis brothers for Father Francolon, a French priest and nobleman. Manitou green stone and wood are the materials;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- U.S. Cavalry 9th and 10th reg. (Battle of San Juan)
- African American members of the 9th and 10th regiments of the U.S. Cavalry ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man rides alone in the left foreground. A rider in the right midground carries a flag...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sayer Mckee Drug Co
- Business signs from right to left read "Olde Tyme Portaits, Antiques and Finery," "Baby Doe Fashions," "Sayer McKee Gift Shop" and "Sayer McKee, Bed & Bath Boutique". Pictures, clothing, and t-shirts are displayed in windows. "Open" and "Ski...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Dinner at the Central City Opera House
- Lodge members sit at long dining tables on the floor and the stage of the Central City Opera House, in Central City, Colorado. Empty plates, glasses, and silverware are on the table. The guests look toward the balcony, as if listening to a speech....
- Central City Opera House--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Audiences--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- South High School Bas-Relief Frieze
- Mounted photograph of a bas-relief frieze by artist Robert Garrison. Frieze was originally created for South Denver High School as a decorative architectural element. Figures are done in the Romanesque tradition and are clothed in medieval or...
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Sculpture--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garrison, Robert, Sculptor.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- circa 1925
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 15, 1914 May 9