Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ocean Wave Bridge, Lake City
- Ocean Wave Bridge, north of town, over the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, Lake City, Colorado, a wood-beam and plank suspension bridge. George Betts and James Browning were hanged by a lynch mob on April 26, 1882 for the murder of Sheriff...
- Gunnison River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Evening antics, Wave Record (general contractor) wearing Micky [i.e. Mickey] Finn's jeanks [i.e. jeans]
- Wave Record, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses in baggy, oversized jeans near a pile of wood at a campsite on a trail ride in Colorado. He holds a cigarette, and has suspenders, a cowboy hat, a western shirt and beaded tie with a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1950-1960.; Fuelwood--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Record, Waverly V.
- 1955 July
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Float pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah shows: cloth covered frame to represent water with a long overhead wave shape, sign reads: "Salt Lake". Inside the wave rides a girl, in a white dress, holding reins...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Girls--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1897
- Looking east from Tidal Wave Mine Ophir, Colo.
- A miner stands near a building of the Tidal Wave Mine on the Grand Turk Vein near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tidal Wave Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Bottom of air raise & ore chutes 4 level Tidal Wave Ophir, Colo.
- Miners pose in a mine tunnel by the ore chute with miner's candles at the Tidal Wave Mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tidal Wave Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Tidal Wave Mine near Ophir
- Miners pose by a mine ore car at the Tidal Wave Mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. A mule is nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Dan Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Dan Miguel County--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tidal Wave Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Dan Miguel...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Grand Turk Vein Tidal Wave Mine Ophir, Colo.
- View of the area by the Tidal Wave Mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Office of Tidal Wave Mine Ophir Colo.
- Employees of the Tidal Wave Mine pose with a horse by the mine offices near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1900.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Trail to Tidal Wave Mine Ophir, Colo.
- Employees of the Tidal Wave Mine ride horses on the trail from the offices to the mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Lizard Head is in the distance.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Looking east from Tidal Wave Mine Ophir
- View, facing east, from the Tidal Wave Mine, of probably Lookout Peak in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- Josephine Spalding Poems
- Two poems written by East High School student Josephine Spalding. Spalding was a Cellist with Denver Civic Symphony Orchestra who wrote and published poetry at the age of 13. Spalding died at the age of 16 while attending East High.
- Spalding, Josephine, 1910-1926--Archives.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1913
- Western History Subject Index
- Ocean wave mining & smelting company
- Colorado directory of mines : Containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Arranged alphabetically by counties.
- State wide directory containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Information within the the document is arranged alphabetically by mine name.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1879
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They wave American flags and a sign that depicts a map of the United States and reads: "We Don't Cross the Border, It Crossed Us."
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
- [2006 March 25]
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They stand on Lincoln Avenue and wave Mexican and American flags.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2006 March 25]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 3, 1921 March
- Victor, Colo.
- Street scene in Victor (Teller County), Colorado shows commercial one and two-story buildings on 3rd (Third) Street. Victorian buildings have flat roofs with Baroque details, brackets and overhanging eaves. Grass is on a dilapidated sidewalk, and...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, high collar shirt, and patterned neck tie. His hair is styled in a wave.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who sits with his legs crossed in an upholstered chair, in a naturalistic pose, with his arms resting on the arms of the chair. He wears an overcoat and suit with a neck tie. His short, neat hair is parted on the side and...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, buttoned vest, and striped shirt. His striped necktie is held in place by a horseshoe shaped pin. His short hair is parted on the side and styled in a slight wave. His ears stick out.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who looks to the side. He wears a plaid suit with a jacket, vest, and neck tie. His hair is parted on the side and combed in a slight wave.
- Men--1890-1910.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a plaid suit, vest, and bow tie. His hair is parted on the side and combed in a slight wave.
- Men--1890-1910.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has his hair brushed back in a wave, and wears a sack suit with probably grosgrain binding, a watch chain and a scarf tied around his neck. The man stands in front of a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Agriculture - silos - three men sitting on rim of silo
- View of brick and wood silos in Denver, Colorado; men wave from atop one. A wagon is at the base.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Bowl
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware bowl with triangle, hatched, hook, wave, and feather patterns in a brown and red paint over cream slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Zuni pottery--1900-1930.; Bowls (vessels)--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Around Windy Point, Manitou and P.P. Ry
- A group of men stand and wave near a Manitou and Pikes Peak railway train on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Boulder fields surround the train. Lettering on the side of the locomotive reads: "Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry" and "John Hulbert."
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Ophir Colo.
- Matt Ruttilla holds a horse leading a burro pack train, at Third Street (3rd) and Granite Avenue, Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado. Buildings include the Tidal Wave Mine office and George Pickett's house. Sign reads: "Silver Mountain Hotel;" the...
- Ophir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ophir--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ophir--1910-1920.; Ruttilla, Matt.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Arrival of the caravan at Santa Fe
- Reproduction of a lithograph. Shows members of a wagon train rejoicing as their caravan approaches Santa Fe, New Mexico. Men wave their hats in the air and fire rifles.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1840-1850.; Wagon trains--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1840-1850.
- [1844?]
- First Regiment of Colorado Infantry
- The First Regiment of Colorado Infantry marches along 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. The Spanish American War soldiers are in uniform and carry guns; a large crowd watches the parade from the sidewalk and some wave American flags out...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.--1890-1900.; Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- May 17, 1898
- 7th U. S. Infantry leaving Denver
- The First Regiment of Colorado Infantry marches along 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. The Spanish American War soldiers are in uniform and carry guns. A large crowd, some with umbrellas, watch the parade from the sidewalk and some wave...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- May 17, 1898
- Main St. Silverton, Colo.
- Automobiles are parked on the side of Main Street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The shafthouse and tailings of the King Solomon Mine are in the distance. Prominent signs on the buildings in the business district read: "Beauty Shop...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- August, 1941
- Parade passing by Cheesman Park
- Charles Lindbergh rides in a parade in the back of an automobile as spectators look on and wave in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The Cheesman Memorial Pavilion is nearby.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Charles Lindbergh riding in review past old City Hall building
- Charles Lindbergh rides in an automobile as part of a parade near the old City Hall building at 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado. Spectators, and a group of city police, stand nearby and wave their hats. Two policemen on a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1927]
- Steam train at Lakeside in Denver, Colorado
- Young women passengers aboard the miniature steam train at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside, Colorado, wave to the photographer. A young man and woman sit in the engine of the train as the man pulls the cord to blow the whistle. Shows a roller...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Parade of recruits during World War I
- World War One military recruits ride a car in a Denver, Colorado, parade. The men hold signs, United States flags, blow party horns and wave to the crowd. Picket sign reads: "The Kaiser Has;" a dead duck hangs from it. Office buildings are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Recruiting & enlistment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Indians Pueblo Taos fiesta races
- View of Native American runners (Taos Pueblo) and spectators at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, during a festival race. Costume includes breechcloths, body paint, some wave branches.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--New...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass transom in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central motif is a lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves. Horizontal and vertical panels of various shades of milk...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass cabinet door in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. A lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves is the central motif in this window. Horizontal and vertical panels of...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Firemans Day
- Crowds cover the sidewalks and people hang out of the windows of the buildings of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, to watch the fireman's races. Many of the spectators wear hats and wave American flags. A large striped arch stretches...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crowds--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Boaters
- A group of men and women wave from a motor boat on a lake or reservoir, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Boats--Colorado--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gillett, Colorado... Mexican bull fight
- View of matadors in a bullring at Gillett, Teller County, Colorado. Two matadors wave a capes at a bull while another looks on. Spectators sit in wooden stands above the arena.
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighters--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [1895 August 24 or 25]
- Armistice Day parade
- Spectators wave U. S. flags at a parade to commemorate the end of World War I, on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "[?] Denver Photo Materials".
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918 November 11]
- D&RG NG open observation car #502, "Argus" and parlor car "Camp Bird" on eastbound train #316 at Lake Junction, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge train #316 stops with passenger cars "Argus" and "Camp Bird" at the Gunnison River and Lake Fork Junction (became Blue Mesa Reservoir), Gunnison County, Colorado. People wave from the coaches; a gazebo...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1912?
- Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. A uniformed man...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1881?]
- Fun house ride at Lakeside Amusement Park
- View of a wooden seating platform that is is part of a ride at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The platform is on a track under a wood frame enclosure. Signs on the walls read: "Our Object Is To Amuse, By No Means...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1940.; Amusement rides--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Native Americans in train at Overland Park
- A group of Native Americans (tribe unknown) sit in open cars of a small train probably as part of a Western show at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Men and women dressed in western wear are mounted on horses and wave...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1923 and 1940?]
- CB&Q car
- Dome-coach, "Silver Wave". Photographed: Colorado Springs, Colo., 1960s.
- Railroads--Cars--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Colorado Springs.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- [196-]
- William N. Byers with friend, Ferndale, Colorado
- William N. Byers, founder of the Rocky Mountain News, Denver civic leader and postmaster, and Mrs. W.H. Wolfersberger stand in brush and wave handkerchiefs in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business people--Colorado--Ferndale--1880-1890.; Journalists--Colorado--Ferndale--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1880-1890.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]