Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- Ailie "Dick" Smith shot in shootout with prison escapees
- Rancher Ailie "Dick" Smith, lies in a hospital bed after being wounded in the elbow during a shootout with prisoners at his ranch. The inmates, who included John Klinger, made an escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Crime victims--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smith, Ailie, 1902-1997.
- 1948
- Ailie "Dick" Smith, shot in shootout at ranch
- Rancher Ailie "Dick" Smith, grimaces as he lies in a hospital bed after being wounded in the elbow during a shootout with prisoners at his ranch. The inmates, who included John Klinger, made an escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Victims of crimes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smith, Ailie, 1902-1997.
- 1948
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. An African American (Black) man drapes his arms around two women in party dresses in a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The group sits at a table in a dance hall. Other couples are on the dance floor nearby....
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956 June?]
- Apache
- Seated outdoor portrait of a Native American (Apache) young woman and child. The woman wears a painted and fringed buckskin poncho over a print dress. She holds the small girl on her lap, her hands are placed in front of the child and hold a woven...
- Apache baskets--1900-1920.; Apache Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Baskets--1900-1920.; Girls--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900-1920?]
- Award presentations
- Dale Williams and Rick Ricketson pose with a tray and a trophy of a horse, during an awards presentation for members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies on the group's annual trail ride, probably in the Teller House in Central City (Gilpin...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- [1958?]
- Baker Junior High School and preschool students
- Photograph of students from Baker Junior High School serving snacks to preschool students in Denver, Colorado. The female junior high students stand outside along a wall. Six pre-school students stand around a table drinking juice. One of the...
- Baker Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Basket
- Native American (Apache) tray basket from the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona; foundation, rod and welt are coiled out of willow and sewn with devil's claw; brown dye pattern of flower, sun, triangles, and diamonds.
- Apache baskets--1900-1930.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Baskets--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Billboard for Coca Cola
- View of a billboard located near the Speer viaduct, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps topped with balls, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read:...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Coca-Cola Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beverage industry.; Billboards.; Carbonated beverages.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Booth, open type, wood
- View of a phone booth in a building probably in Denver, Colorado. The phone is mounted on the wall of a wood divider. A shelf, ash tray, and seat are built into the booth, and a telephone directory hangs from the wall.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934, May
- Bronze Daughters club
- View of a Bronze Daughters club function. A group of African American (Black) women dressed in full length formal dresses gather around a table in Denver, Colorado. Candles, a stack of paper plates, and a tray of hors d'oeuvres sit on a table that...
- Bronze Daughters (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Capitol Hill People's Fair: Celebrate the City
- Capitol Hill People's Fair: Spring in the City 1977
- Central City residence interiors
- A chest of drawers with a silver tray, a woman's portrait, and a crystal dish on it, is in front of painted wainscoting in a room in Central City, Colorado. Ornately patterned wallpaper covers the top of the wall. A wall shelf with decorative...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Clothes chests--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Chinese man with cat and pipe
- A Chinese man smokes probably opium in California. He holds a cat and lays near a metal tray with various smoking paraphernalia.
- Chinese-Americans--California--1870-1890.; Cats--California--1880-1900.; Opium pipes--California--1880-1900.; Smoking--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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
- Morey Musings : vol. 2
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 April
- D & F hairdressing room
- Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher Stores Company, in Denver, Colorado; shows women at tables with mirrors, cosmetics, flowers, and an ash tray.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--1930-1940.; Beauty operators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 June 15
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 44, 1911 October 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 45, 1911 November 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 52, 1911 December 23
- Doughnut girl at work
- Red Cross doughnut girl, Deborah Bankart, poses standing by an automatic doughnut making machine with one full and one partially-filled tray of doughnuts before her, which she handles with two sticks. She wears a sweater vest over a shirt and a...
- Doughnuts--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Bankart, Deborah.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- 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
- 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
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin
- Commemorative program for the burning of the mortgage and fortieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin: Commemorative of the Burning of the Mortgage and of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Church
- Booklet produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Church. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, a detailed account of its financial history, a program for that day's...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- Gay Dutchess Club
- View of a Gay Dutchess club (The Gay Dutchess) function. An African American (Black) couple sit at a table in a bar of club in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a party dress and the man wears a tuxedo. Cigarettes and beer bottles are on the table....
- Gay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gen. Hays at Desk, Campo Tizzoro, Italy
- General George P. Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy, sits at his desk in Campo Tizzoro, Italy. On his desk are an empty out-basket, a map, a magnifying glass [?], a newspaper, a name plate, a lamp, a calendar, a bowl or ash...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Gove Junior High students at table
- Photograph of two unidentified female students sitting at a long table at Gove Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Each student sits at the end of the table. One girl has a tea tray full of dishes in front of her. The other girls sits with a...
- Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1926
- Green Mountain Townhouses
- A woman stands in the kitchen of a model town home at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. She holds a tray of glasses and wears a short bathrobe. Shows a built-in, wood grained, gas stove inset into a pink counter, an exhaust hood,...
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Kitchens.; Ovens.; Row houses.; Stoves.; Women.
- [1965?]
- Hallett School students at lunch
- Photograph of students at Hallett Elementary School, in Denver, Colorado, during lunch at the cafeteria. Several students sit at a table eating their lunch. One boy walks toward the table carrying his tray of food. Three other students stand...
- Hallett School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951
- Heckethorn Mfg. Co.
- A woman works with a hose, hook, and metal cylinders at the Heckethorn Manufacturing Company in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The cylinders are on a form-fitted tray.
- Heckethorn Manufacturing Company (Littleton, COlo.)--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Industry--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 29
- Hoffman Heights Development, Breakfast Nook
- Black and white print of breakfast nook in unidentified home in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Wooden table and chairs at bottom of print. Wooden shelving unit covers wall in background. Cabinets with doors and open shelves in unit. Plates,...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Hotel Imperial dining room, Longmont, Colo.
- Interior view of the Hotel Imperial dining room, Longmont, Colorado, shows linen cloth covered round and oblong tables set with silverware, napkins, salt and pepper, cruits, sugar, candlesticks, and dishes of crackers or beard. The floor has a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Hotel Imperial (Longmont, Colo.)
- 1926 November 23