Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 19, 1912 May 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 15, 1909 May 29
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of Pythias, Leadville Lodge, No. 1, pose in Aspen, Colorado. The Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Colorado was organized in 1879. Members in full uniform including dark jackets, trousers, epaulets, striped belts, white gloves and...
- Knights of Pythias. Leadville Lodge No. 1 (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Leadville, Colorado County Clerk and Recorder's office staff
- This group portrait of the County Clerk and Recorder's office staff in Leadville, Colorado includes Richard Caffrey, deputy, Ed Dale, deputy, Mark Carr, clerk, and John T. Joyce, deputy. Two men with long mustaches sit on wooden chairs, the other...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; County government--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Willoughby & Streeter Dry Goods
- A large group of men, some boys, and one girl who wears a dress and bonnet pose under a wooden canopy shared by the Willoughby & Streeter Dry Good's store and another building in Leadville, Colorado. The group stands on a raised boardwalk, with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892]
- Frances Douglass, Union High school teacher
- In this standing protrait of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Douglass, she wears a long dark skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with a pin on her collar. He wears a striped shirt, bow tie, and trousers with a leather belt and a waist watch chain. They stand in...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1920.; Douglass, Frances.
- [between 1909 and 1918]
- Trousers
- Front view of a pair of Native American (Sioux) children's trouser. The trousers are made of buckskin and red cloth and are decorated with blue, green, red, yellow and white beadwork, fringe on the inseams and sides and gold color ribbon. There is...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Children--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Trousers--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Trousers
- Front view of a pair of children's trousers (Sioux). The trousers are made of buckskin and red cloth and are decorated with blue, green, red, yellow and white beadwork, fringe on the inseams and sides and gold color ribbon. There is an inscription...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Children--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Trousers--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Mr. Charles Humburg
- An oil portrait of Mr. Charles Humburg by Albert Salzbrenner. Mr. Humburg is seated in a chair; he has a moustache and wears a white shirt, gray cravat, tan vest, black jacket and gray trousers. The frame is plain wood.
- Humburg, Charles.; Men--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Two Chinese women
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese women in holiday dress pose on interior stairs. Both wear silk jackets with embroidered banding and medallions, silk trousers and embroidered slippers.
- Chinese Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Stairways--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A Chinese interior
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese men dressed in silk jackets, dark trousers and skullcaps sit in a room on a Chinese style divan. Shows embroidered wall hangings behind the divan, ornate wood carving on the...
- Chinese Americans--Men--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Platte Canyon near Deansburg [sic]
- A man in a vest, a derby hat, and trousers tucked into tall boots stands on a log, that is used as a pedestrian crossing over the North Fork of the South Platte River, beside Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company tracks in Platte Canyon...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- South Park from Kenosha hill
- A man wears a derby hat with a ribbon band, a jacket, trousers tucked into tall boots, and holds a walking stick on Kenosha Pass (Lake County), Colorado. Shows meadows in a valley and snow covered mountains in distant South Park.
- Kenosha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a soldier
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a military uniform and a cavalry campaign hat. The man's trousers have a vertical stripe. The man crosses his arms.
- Cavalry--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a jacket, vest and watch fob, striped trousers, boots, a white shirt and a checkered necktie. He stands on artificial grass and poses in front of a painted backdrop. His hat rests on top of a studio...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest and watch fob, trousers, boots, a shirt and a striped necktie. The man has a moustache. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket. His hat is on top of a studio prop that...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man with a dog
- Studio portrait of a man who sits in a chair and holds a small dog (a pug) in front of a painted backdrop. The man wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, striped trousers, a shirt and a light colored necktie. A watch fob is attached to his vest.
- Pug--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Pets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, trousers, a vest, necktie, hat and a shirt with a high collar. He leans against a studio prop that resembles a stone column in front of a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891 October 5
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses by a painted floral backdrop. He wears a dark colored jacket, trousers, a shirt and a necktie. The man has a moustache and a hat rests atop a studio prop that resembles a rock.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses by a painted floral backdrop. The man wears a dark colored jacket, trousers, a necktie and a light colored shirt; he has a moustache. A watch fob is fastened to the man's vest. His hat rests atop a...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a boy, a baby and a young woman who pose in front of a floral backdrop. The boy wears striped trousers and a jacket. He rests his arm on the back of the chair, where the baby sits. The baby wears a plaid dress and boots. The...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. The man sits on a chair and rests a baby in a dark colored gown on his knee. The man wears plaid trousers, a jacket, a vest, shirt, necktie, and boots. He has a moustache and parts his hair down the middle. A star...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a young man
- Full length studio portrait of a young man who leans against a prop column and fence in front of a painted backdrop. The boy wears a dark colored jacket, trousers, boots, a light colored shirt and a necktie. He holds his hat.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Man - seated - portrait
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man seated on a wood fence in Colorado. He wears trousers and a sweater.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Miners
- Men wear jackets over trousers or overalls and hats and pose for a group photograph in front of a frame building. Miners hold candleholders and sit or stand in rows, probably in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 13
- Madison Ave., Greeley
- A man stands in the middle of unpaved Madison Ave. in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. He wears trousers, a jacket, a buttoned vest, and a cap. Two and three-story commercial buildings are behind him. Two horse drawn carriages, as well as two...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1893]
- Lowell School, Englewood, Colorado
- Boys and girls stand on steps and pose for a school picture in front of the brick Lowell School at 3500 S. Sherman Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Girls wear knee-length plaid or solid color dresses with high waists or no waists,...
- Lowell School (Englewood, Colorado)--People--1920-1930.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.;...
- 1924?
- Silver Queen guards, 1873
- The Silver Queen Guards form a long line in front of the "Assay Office" in Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear military style uniforms with long jackets, white trousers, gloves, and flat top caps with a "K" on them. They pose at attention with heads...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bayonets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Uniforms--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Red Cloud, Maj. Burke
- Red Cloud, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, and Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, pose outside a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Red Cloud wears sunglasses, overcoat, hat, trousers and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- [February 1891]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., four Sioux posed with two white men
- Unidentified Native American Sioux men pose with a white man in front of a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Two Native Americans are wrapped in cloths, two wear shirts, vests, neck scarves and hats, another wears a top hat. The white man...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Friendly Indians at dinner
- Native American men, probably Sioux and Cheyenne, wearing trousers, jackets and hats, and one white U.S. Army officer in uniform, pose at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Some of the men hold drinking cups and plate tins, one holds an axe, and...
- United States. Army.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Cheyenne Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North...
- [1891]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Native American Lakota Sioux including Red Cloud Oglala chief, wearing sunglasses, pose with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, and possibly John Y. Nelson, with beard, in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South...
- [1890]
- Main boom on the Gallatin River, Central Park
- Men stand and pose beside piles of timber, levees, and on a log boom on the Gallatin River at Central Park (Gallatin County), Montana. A man and a woman sit and pose in a rowboat beside the boom. The woman wears a dress, a neck scarf, and a cap....
- Central Park (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Lumber industry--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Central...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Stull loading, Gallatin Co., Montana
- Men stand and pose on a timber flume and a raised platform (stull) in Gallatin County, Montana. The men wear overalls or trousers with suspenders and hats, and they stand beside stacks of timber on railroad cars. Water falls below a flume probably...
- Gallatin County (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Lumber industry--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Railroad freight...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Corps of Indian Scouts
- Native American military scouts, probably under the command of First Lieutenant Edward Casey at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana, pose on horseback. The men wear felt hats, military coats, gauntlets, striped trousers and diagonal leather chest...
- Indian scouts--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- William MacLeod Raine
- William MacLeod Raine, a novelist and newspaperman, sits with his legs up on a roll-top desk and holds a pistol in an interior view probably in Denver, Colorado. He wears ribbed socks, striped, cuffed trousers, a vest, a starched shirt, and a flat...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Authors--American--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Desks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954.
- 1950?
- Antero, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Antero, a Native American (Uinta Ute) war chief. He has a some facial hair, a high forehead and long straight dark hair with a top knot tied on his head. He is dressed in a dark suit jacket, vest and trousers. He wears...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Uinta Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Antero.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1868 and 1874.]
- Ind-San Juan, biog., groups (unident)
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American family of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico; a woman, holding a baby in a cotton dress, and a girl wear woven dresses and shawls with moccasins and leggings, a man wears Euro-American dress including...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Old man & tree
- Portrait of a man, standing by a tree and smoking a pipe; his outfit includes leather gaiters, button shoes, a tie, trousers and jacket.
- Smoking--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Old blockhouse, and pupils, Grand Ronde
- Native American Nez Perce students pose in a long row with Dr. Kershaw, Indian agent and instructors in front of an old block house, Grande Ronde Indian School, Oregon. The girls wear dresses and the boys were sack jackets and trousers; some with...
- Indians of North America--Oregon--1890-1910.; Nez Percé Indians--Oregon--1890-1910.; Indian agents--Oregon--1890-1910.; School children--Oregon--1890-1910.; Schools--Oregon--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Wyandotte Mission
- Native American Huron (Wyandot or Wyandotte) students pose in rows beside a school building on the grounds of the Wyandotte Mission School, Kansas. The girls wear dresses and the boys have on trousers and shirts; many are barefooted. A dog sleeps...
- Indians of North America--Kansas--1880-1900.; Wyandot Indians--Kansas--1880-1900.; Missions--Kansas--1880-1900.; School children--Kansas--1880-1900.; Schools--Kansas--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ioway Indians
- Iowa (Ioway) Native Americans pose outside a bark and pole house, Ioway village, Oklahoma. The man and boy wear trousers and shirts with decorative bibs; a woman sits on a table under a roof.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Pole houses--1890-1900.; Lodges--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Spokane Indians
- Native American Spokane men, women, and children pose in their camp, next to a tepee, Washington State. The men wear trousers, shirts and hats, while the women wear traditional Plateau-style dresses with square cut sleeves and abalone shell disk...
- Indians of North America--Children--Washington (State)--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Moenkopi, Arizona
- View from automobile of a Native American (Hopi) village, Moenkopi, Arizona; shows adobe houses, 55 gallon steel drums, and a group of boys wearing trousers or overalls.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Moenkopi
- View in a Native American Hopi village, Moenkopi, Arizona, shows adobe houses, with pane windows and doors and a group of boys wearing trousers or overalls and shirts.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925