Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th 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
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- 31. Navajo Indians Shiprock
- A group of Native American (Navajo) men, a woman, child, and baby in a cradleboard pose outdoors near an unhitched wagon at Shiprock, New Mexico. The men are wrapped in woven blankets and wear headbands. The woman wears a dress and shawl. The girl...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Cradleboards--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- [Young] White Bull
- Studio portrait of Young White Bull a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy in a squatted action pose on a woven blanket, holding a rattle. He wears a roach with feathers, kilt, fur belt, moccasins, face paint, beaded arm and wrist bands, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- "Back from the round-up", Ranger Rollins in fighting togs
- An Arizona Ranger sits and poses on a horse in Arizona. Ranger Rollins wears a striped jacket and slacks, cowboy boots, a neckerchief, a cowboy hat and gauntlets with horse shoe symbols and a leather cartridge belt. A horse has a woven saddle...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- "Nachez" Nai-chi-ti Chiricahua chief, son of Cochise
- Standing studio portrait of Nachez, (Naiche) a Native American Chiricahua Apache chief with a woven blanket wrapped over his shirt and holding a rifle.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Cochise, Apache chief, d. 1874.--Family.; Nachez.
- 1884
- "The brain trust," the founders with their ride guidance counsulor [i.e. counselor] Rick Ricketson, president, Dick Dickson, director, Joe Dekker, vice president.
- Rick Ricketson, Dick Dickson, and Joe Dekker, founding members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, stand in front of a microphone in Colorado. Ricketson and Dekker wear woven ponchos. Dick Dickson wears a fringed and decorated full length leather...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dekker, Joe H.; Dickson, Dick, member Roundup Riders of the Rockies.; Ricketson, Frank H. (Frank Henry)
- 1954 July
- A good joke Harry Fontius (Fontius Shoes), Al Young (Peerless Painting), Jack Mahoney, Rudy Paulson (Olympia Office Machines).
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members laugh and sit in folding chairs at a camp during the club's annual trail ride in Colorado. Riders are identified from left to right as: Harry Fontius, Al Young, Jock Mahoney and Rudy Paulson. The men wear woven...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Fontius, H. E.; Mahoney, Jock, 1919-1989.; Paulson, Rudy E.; Young, Albert H.
- 1956 July
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- A Navajo woman and her blanket
- A Navajo woman poses with a large woven fringed blanket with a diamond pattern. She wears a blanket wrapped around her body, a necklace and a bracelet. She has on moccasins and has her hair pulled back. She stands on a woven blanket, and another...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian textile fabrics.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian women weavers.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]
- Native American (Navajo) men and women sit or stand beside a loom near old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. A man wears a woven shirt, leather leggings and moccasins and holds a bow and arrow. A man wears a loin cloth and leans against...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Fort Defiance (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Looms--New Mexico--Fort...
- 1873
- Adams State, 5/18/47 Roto
- The Casa Bonita Lounge of the Adams State Normal School in Alamosa, Colorado has Spanish style carved wood sofas, a table with a woven blanket on top, and a tile fireplace with a wooden mantle and decorative flower arrangements. There are sconces...
- Adams State Normal School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.--1940-1950.; Lounges--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Alaska, U. S., Indian mat-makers
- Three Native American women and a baby pose near a tent somewhere in Alaska. The eldest woman is outside, working on a mat she is making. The two younger women and the baby are under the shelter of the tent. A log cabin and a second tent flank the...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1890.; Children--Alaska--1880-1890.; Tents--Alaska--1880-1890.; Weaving--Alaska--1880-1890.; Women--Alaska--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Alcalde, or municipal officer of the Zuni Indians
- An elderly Native American (Zuni) man identified as an Alcalde (Governor) poses at Zuni, New Mexico. The man holds a silver capped cane, sits wrapped in a woven blanket and wears a headband and a multi-strand bead necklace. People are underneath...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the...
- 1873
- American Horse, Dakota, wearing war bonnet, profile, bust
- American Horse, Dakota, left profile, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing feather headdress and breastplate with woven vest underneath.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188-?]
- An Apache camp in Cañon de los Embudos, Arizona [i.e. Arizona][graphic]
- View of a Native American Apache camp, in Cañon de los Embudos, Sonora, Mexico, shows men and women outside their wickiups covered with woven blankets, with mountains in background.
- Apache Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Mexico--1880-1890.; Women--Mexico--1880-1890.
- 1886
- An Apache family in winter
- Studio portrait of a Native American Apache family, a mother, two daughters, and a son wrapped in woven blankets and wearing moccasins; the mother holds a pitch covered basket jar.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- An Apache wickiup on the shores of beautiful Roosevelt Lake
- A Native American (Apache) family poses beside canvas-covered wickiups and tents in Gila County, Arizona. The women and girls wear blouses with gathered yokes and ruffled skirts. Two of the girls pose with a woven olla and a woven basket. A boy...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache baskets--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Indians--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Trail...
- [1916]
- Antelope [i.e. Arapaho] Valley camp Dick Dickson telling a story, Pete Smythe, Bob Long, Dick Dickson, Rudy Paulson.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members stand on a stage during the group's annual trail ride at a camp near the Arapaho Valley Lodge in Grand County, Colorado. Dick Dickson speaks into the microphone. Bob Long wears a straw cowboy hat and smiles....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Antoine - Flatheads
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Antoine. He wears a woven blanket over a plaid shirt, earrings, a wide brimmed hat with peacock feathers in the band, beaded braid decorations, and holds a bow and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Salish Indians--1890-1900.; Antoine, Salish Indian.
- 1898
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a jumper with a pleated pinafore, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot and pulls on a piece of gum that she holds in her mouth.
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait (standing) of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a pinafore with a pleated bodice, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot and leans forward and pulls her skirt up over...
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a pinafore with a pleated bodice, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot. She smiles, and poses on a cast iron table with her legs...
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Smiling--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Apache baby
- Studio portrait of a Native American Apache baby in a cradleboard, with medicine amulets attached to the hood, propped on a chair covered with a woven blanket.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Infants--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Apache man and woman
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a Native American (Apache) man and woman. The man holds a bow and quiver while the woman holds a woven basket. The man wears leggings, a breechcloth, and a feather roach. The woman wears a medal pendant on...
- Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Apache squaw and child
- A Native American (Apache) woman sits and breast-feeds her baby in probably Arizona. The baby is in a cradleboard. The woman wears a shirt with pleats and cuffs, a striped, woven skirt and boot moccasins. Shows trees and bluffs in the distance.
- Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Breast feeding--Arizona--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Infants--Arizona--1870-1880.; Mothers &...
- 1873
- Apache water-carrier, showing method of carrying the olla, or water-jar
- A Native American (Apache) woman wears a shirt with a gathered yoke and a full skirt, and poses with a olla, a coiled, woven, pitch covered water basket in Gila County, Arizona. Shows a fabric covered wickiup, a tent, and a dog reclined near the...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Indians--Employment--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Employment--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County...
- [1916]
- Apache women and children
- Native American (Apache) women and children pose outdoors near a timber shelter, probably either Arizona or New Mexico. Pots and pans hang on the wall of the shelter. Woven baskets are on the ground nearby.
- Apache Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Shelters--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Apache
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a striped shirt, woven plaid blanket, and headband scarf.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Arizona Rangers
- Members of the Arizona Rangers stand or sit on horseback somewhere in Arizona. The men wear woven shirts, vests, hats, cowboy boots, cowboy hats with large crowns and flat, wide brims and scarves or ties. A man with a striped sweater is beside a...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1909]
- Aspen
- Interior view of Christ Episcopal church, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; shows an altar with candles, flowers, a pulpit and a woven rug.
- Christ Episcopal Church (Aspen, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- At Elkhorn Lodge, Don Vestal (contractor) on Stormy Lad
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies member Don Vestal poses on his horse "Stormy Lad" in front of a stable at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Vestal wears a western shirt under a woven vest with concho buttons, gloves and a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July
- At the spring
- An unidentified Native American woman kneels at the bank of a small creek and holds one hand to her head. She has a woven blanket around her shoulders and is surrounded by tall grass and trees.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Streams--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Apache) bag with commercial leather, multicolor beadwork and tin jingler. The bag may have been loom woven.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Basket
- Native American (Apache) woven, bowl shaped basket with a star pattern.
- Apache baskets--1900-1930.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & Crafts--1910-1930.; Baskets--1900-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Beaver Ranch house
- Men, women and children pose on the front porch of the Beaver Ranch house, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado, including the Bennetts, the owners. The house features board and batten construction, shingle roof, decorative porch brackets and a...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1880-1890.
- 1898
- Beaver Ranch house about 1898
- Men, women and children and two dogs pose on front porch of the ranch house, Beaver Ranch, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado. The house features board and batten construction, shingle roof and decorative porch brackets. A ornate wicker baby...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1880-1890.
- 1898