Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Weeding sugar beet fields near Brighton
- A Mexican farm worker (migrant worker) uses a hoe to weed a sugar beet field near Brighton, Colorado. He wears work pants, long sleeved shirt and a straw hat. Another worker is in the distance.
- Mexicans--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Sugar beets--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Brighton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Farming--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Mexican--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Cutting gauze at Colorado General Hospital
- A Work Projects Administration (W.P.A) worker uses a power saw to cut gauze into strips in a room at Colorado General Hospital, University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a white shirt and has his sleeves rolled up to...
- United States. Work Projects Administration--People--1940-1950.; Colorado General Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gauze--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 September
- Denver Ordnance Plant, steel worker
- A construction worker perches on an I-beam and adjusts rivets at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The worker wears work clothes, gloves, a hat and holds...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; I-beams--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Mother of Sam Melendrez
- Studio portrait of two young women. They pose in long dresses with pleated skirts and wear bows in their hair. One of the woman is identified as the mother of Sam Melendrez, a worker in the Fort Collins area.
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Women.; Melendrez, Sam--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- C F & I, Pueblo Donkey engine and slag hopper
- Shows a donkey engine and slag hopper of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado. One worker stands behind the slag hopper, another worker is seated in the cab of the engine car. 2. Other workers stand near the train car.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.; Steam donkeys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Construction site of Swedish Hospital
- A landscape worker braces a pine tree that is balanced on a truck at the construction site of Swedish Hospital (Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The man wears a jumpsuit uniform with a patch that reads: "Wilmore...
- Swedish Hospital (Englewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Wilmore Garden Centers/Nurseries--People--1960-1970.; Backhoes--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Building sites--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1963?]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- Men use teams of horses to repair a road to Mesa Verde National Park. The winding road is split in the foreground and converges in the distance. On the upper portion of the road, a worker leads his team toward a possible rock slide area. Another...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Centro worker Susy Love studies religious carving on cottonwood
- Centro worker Susy Love works on a cottonwood carving of the San Isidro the patron saint of farmers. The sculpture is of two male figures, one holds a cross and the other holds a basket; and two oxen.
- Love, Susy.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Mrs. Heinemann, social worker at Pine Ridge
- A Native American Dakota Sioux man wearing a feather headdress, beaded vest, arm bands, leggings, dance bells and moccasins poses with Mrs. Heinemann, a social worker on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1930-1940.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Social workers--South Dakota--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Mexican beet worker
- Portrait of a Mexican migrant worker in Colorado. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and jacket with a pin that reads: "CIO."
- Mexicans--Employment--Colorado--1930-1940.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1930-1940.; Alien laborers--Mexican--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- La Cocina (the kitchen) preparing for worker fiesta
- Hispanic and white men, women, and children eat and wait in line for food in a migrant worker camp in Colorado. A hand-made sign reads: "La Cocina."
- Hispanic Americans--Employment--Colorado--1960-1970.; Labor camps--Colorado--1960-1970.; Cafeterias--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Colorado--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Interior of migrant worker's house
- Interior view of a migrant worker's house in Colorado. A bed, clothes, and radio are in one room. Boys and a girl sit and stand in a nearby room.
- Migrant agricultural laborers--Housing--Colorado--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--1960-1970.; Huts--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--1960-1970.
- 1968 June 16
- Social worker Louise Bash with Michael and Eugenio Hernandez
- Social worker Louise Bash sits outdoors with Michael and Eugenio Hernandez, Hispanic boys, in Colorado. A Hispanic girl stands in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--1960-1970.; Social workers--Colorado--1960-1970.; Bash, Louise.; Hernandez, Eugenio, Colorado resident.; Hernandez, Michael, Colorado resident.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Defeated migrant worker after unsuccessful protest
- A Hispanic migrant worker sits on a chair in road probably near Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. Migrant workers' houses line the dirt street.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Housing--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Fort...
- 1969 November 15
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 U-V-W
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Cosmopolitan Club Picnic Group Photo
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- 2121 Tremont Terrace
- View of the demolition of 2121 Tremont Terrace in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Men pick through the rubble on the construction site. The remains of a wall and staircase are behind a chain link fence. A construction worker with a...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demolition.; Debris.; Wrecking--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Construction and demolition debris--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1976
- Mosca Alligator Farm
- A girl sits on the back of an alligator with the assistance of a ranch worker at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park located at 9162 County Road 9 North, Mosca (Alamosa County), Colorado. The girl has blond hair and is wearing black shorts and a blue...
- Colorado Gators Reptile Park (Mosca, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mosca (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Alligators.; Girls.; Colorado Gators Reptile Park (Mosca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Alligators--Colorado--Mosca--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Mosca--Pictorial...
- 2005
- Concepción Escobedo
- Studio portrait of Concepción Escobedo of Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The gentlman, a former sugar beet worker, wears a suit and has his gray hair combed straight back.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Older people.; Agricultural laborers.; Escobedo, Concepción--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Agricultural...
- [1952?]
- Ted Rodriguez
- Studio portrait of Ted Rodriguez, a resident of Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He poses in a dress shirt and patterned tie. His dark hair is parted on the side.
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Rodriguez, Ted--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [1958?]
- Concepción Escobedo
- Concepcion Escobedo, an elderly Hispanic man and former sugar beet worker waves on Rigden's farm in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears a jean jacket, dress shirt and leather cap.
- Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Older people.; Agricultural laborers.; Escobedo, Concepción--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1976?]
- Coors Field
- View of construction at Coors Field (1995, Architects-Joseph Spear and Bradley Schrock of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc.), located at 2001 Blake Street in the Ball Park Historic District, a part of the Five Points neighborhood, Denver,...
- Colorado Rockies (Baseball team)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Coors Field (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ball Park Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Baseball.; Building...
- 1994
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- An unidentified Mexican sugar beet worker, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sits in a railroad car and smokes a cigarette. He wears a leather jacket and a straw hat and is partially covered...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- History of Denver
- Primrose coal "trip on the fly."
- A miner stands behind a row of coal cars from the Primrose Mine in the town of Primrose (Huerfano County), Colorado. Electric wires are strung on posts near the tracks. Shows mine buildings with smokestacks in the distance and a house with a hipped...
- Primrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Walsen bathhouse
- A construction worker stands in the doorway of the bathhouse at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Walsen (Huerfano County), Colorado. The building is a one story rusticated stone structure with two doorways and a shingle roof. Ladders...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Walsen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- CMA U.S. Vanadium looking across valley from atop west hill
- View of worker housing at (probably) the Shamrock Mine in Uravan, (Montrose County), Colorado; also shows sandstone cliffs and the San Miguel River.
- United States Vanadium Company--1940-1950.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Uravan (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Labor housing--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- CMA U.S. Vanadium interior of commissary
- Interior view of the worker's market in (probably) Uravan, (Montrose County), Colorado; men and a boy look at merchandise including canned and baked goods.
- United States Vanadium Company--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Uravan (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Green Mountain Dam - camp
- View of worker's housing at the Green Mountain Dam construction site in Summit County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, the Blue River, a bridge, snow, mountains, and clouds.
- Blue River (Colo. : river)--1930-1950.; Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Labor housing--Colorado--Summit...
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Green Mtn. Dam, drilling rock
- A construction worker drills into a boulder at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Green Mtn. Dam, drilling rock
- A construction worker drills into a boulder at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- W.P.C.D. powder car
- A worker holds sticks of dynamite removed from a cart containing explosives at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. The man wears work overalls and a...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- W.P.C.D. powder car
- A worker removes blasting powder from an explosives car near the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Label painted on the box reads "Hercules Powder."...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- W.P.C.D. powder house loading primers
- A worker prepares an explosive charge in the powder house near the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County Colorado. The man wears work overalls and a cap. He places a...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [1946 July?]
- W.P.C.D. powder house
- A worker stacks explosive charges in the powder house at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. He wears work overalls and a cap. Fuses are wrapped...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Loveland Tunnel, making up primers
- A worker prepares explosive charges for the proposed Loveland Tunnel project in either Clear Creek or Summit County, Colorado. The man stands in a shed and wears work overalls, a coat, and cap. He inserts a fuse into the prepared charge. Labels on...
- Loveland Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1944 and 1950?]
- Cresson ship dumping
- Mud and rocks pour out of a chute in the interior of a mine processing building at the Cresson Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. A worker in overalls and a hard hat monitors the machinery.
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Ore...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cresson Mine, stoper
- A miner works with a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper or "wiggle tail" at the Cresson Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The worker wears overalls and a hard hat. Boulders are scattered on the ground...
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Arc welding, Burkhardt Steel, Denver
- A worker welds a piece of metal at the Burkhardt Steel Company, 869 South Broadway Street in Denver, Colorado. He wears work overalls, a heavy coat, gloves, and a welding visor. A generator and fuse box are mounted on the floor and wall nearby.
- Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Arc welding
- Sparks fly from a welding torch as a man works on a piece of steel probably at Burkhardt Steel, 869 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado. The torch illuminates the worker who wears overalls, a safety visor, and gloves.
- Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- London Mine, women workers
- A woman worker sorts through rocks on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She wears work overalls, heavy gloves, and a cap. Glasses rest on her nose.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- London Mine, women working
- A woman worker leans over and works on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She wears blue jeans rolled up to her knees, a cap, and eye glasses.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- London Mine, women workers
- A woman worker leans over a conveyor belt and sorts rocks at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She wears overalls, heavy gloves, and her hair tucked under a scarf.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- 1R sharpener
- A worker uses a large machine to sharpen a drill bit probably in Colorado. Tools hang on the wall of the work building in the distance.
- Sharpening of tools--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Kramer Mines Inc.
- A man works in an assay office at the Kramer Mine in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Test tubes and chemistry equipment sit on a counter top. The worker wears his shirt sleeves rolled up.
- Kramer Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Salida (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Assayers--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.; Assaying--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- So. Platte Drg. Co., control room
- A worker operates the controls of the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. The man sits in the control room and holds a control lever in each hand. Other control levers...
- South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Control rooms--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, interior, TNT house
- Interior view shows a construction worker inside a dynamite house at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The man wears overalls and a cap with a possible...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Facilities--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- EPCD, drilling from column
- A worker operates a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill near the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel), of the Colorado-Big Thompson Water Diversion Project, in Grand County, Colorado. The man wears a safety...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1944?]