Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Byers family
- A group portrait of the Byers family at a side entrance of the Byers residence at 171 South Washington Street in the Speer neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Identification, right to left, Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers), Mrs. Frank...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; McDonald, Elizabeth, sister of William N. Byers.; Robinson, W. F.
- 1895
- Mr. and Mrs. William N. Byers and family
- A group portrait of the Byers family, probably in Denver, Colorado. Identification from left to right: possibly Flora Thomas - Mrs. Byers sister, Mrs. Frank Byers, Mrs. W.N. Byers (Elizabeth), Mr. William N. Byers, possibly a granddaughter and Mr....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896 Jan. 1
- Pass Christian, Miss.
- A view of the William N. Byers family on the porch of a house in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Shows, from right to left, [unidentified woman], Frank S. Byers, Mrs. Frank Byers, William Byers in a rocking chair, Elizabeth Byers, and Robinson Byers.
- Pass Christian (Miss.)--1890-1900.; Families--Mississippi--Pass Christian--1890-1900.; Porches--Mississippi--Pass Christian--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, Robinson.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1890, Winter
- House of Wm. N. Byers, Denver
- William N. Byers poses outdoors with his family in Denver, Colorado. William Byers wears a suit with a vest and a bowtie, and sits in a chair. Elizabeth Byers has her hair parted down the center and pulled back, and wears a dress with full bishop...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes and haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Robinson,...
- [1862]
- Byers Bull Dogs billboard
- View of the Byers Junior / Senior High School Bulldogs sign on Highway 36 in Byers (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The sign reads: "Byers Bull Dog Champions" and has two cartoon bulldogs. Under the title is a list of the years and teams who have won...
- Byers Junior - Senior High School (Byers, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Byers (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Billboards.; Byers Junior - Senior High School (Byers, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Billboards--Colorado--Byers--Pictorial works.; Byers (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Elizabeth Byers and family
- Studio Portrait; Mrs. Elizabeth Minerva Sumner Byers poses with her mother, Mrs. Minerva Sumner; her daughter, Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson; and her grandson, Alfred Robinson in their residence in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Byers, Elizabeth M.; Robinson, Alfred.; Robinson, Mary Byers.; Sumner, Minerva.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mrs. W.N. Byers & her daughter, Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson
- Mrs. William N. Byers (Elizabeth Minerva Byers) sits with her daughter, Mary Byers Robinson, in their cabin in Ferndale, Colorado. Mrs. Byers holds a book in her lap. Mary Robinson works on needlepoint. Shows pictures on a table and on walls, books...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- 1895
- Mrs. William Byers and Frank Byers
- Elizabeth M Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers) and her son, Frank S. Byers, sit with a dog near a side entrance to the Byers residence at 171 South Washington in the Speer neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Byers residence interior
- Interior view of the William N. Byers home in Denver, Colorado; decor includes stairs, a brocade fainting couch, a woven blanket, and a framed portrait of William Byers and his grandson.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Couches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Portrait photographs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894 December
- Byers Peak
- A man, identified as the Director of the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, sits atop his horse, Judy. Byers Peak, near Fraser, Colorado, is in the background.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Mrs. William Byers (and daughter Mary)
- A studio portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers) and her daughter Mary (later Mary Byers Robinson). Mrs. Byers wear a dark dress and a brooch, her daughter wears a checked off the shoulder dress.
- Girls--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Byers family and others
- Studio portrait of (from left to right), Woodie Hudson, Henry Allen, Mary Byers, Mrs. W. R. Thomas, Mrs. Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner), unknown, and Frank Byers in Colorado. Henry Allen wears a bandage on his head.
- Families--Colorado--1870-1880.; Allen, Henry.; Byers, Elizabeth M.; Byers, Frank S.; Hudson, Woodie.; Robinson, Mary Byers.; Thomas, W. R. (Mrs.)
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Wm. N. Byers attempts ascent of Mt. Byers
- William Newton Byers lies on a cloth (possibly a tent) on the ground in the tundra of Mt. Byers (Byers Peak). He was a Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. He...
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hiking--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Postmasters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- William N. Byers and family
- William N. Byers sits by the front porch of his residence at 171 South Washington Street in the Speer neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Elizabeth and possibly his sister. The porch has columns, the house is rusticated stone. Mrs....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1896 June
- Celebration of the 66th anniversary of the arrival of the family of William N. Byers at Cherry Creek, Kansas Territory, Aug. 7th, 1859
- A panoramic view of guests at the home of Frank S. Byers, 1800 South Sherman Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They are gathered to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the arrival of the William N. Byers family in Denver,...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byers,...
- 1925
- Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner) and Frank S. Byers
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner) and Frank S. Byers, her son.
- Boys--1860-1870.; Mothers & children--1860-1870.; Women--1860-1870.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.
- [between 1860 and 1865]
- Elizabeth Byers
- Studio bust portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). Byers wears her wavy hair pulled back and poses in a fitted dress with a high collar, a lace front panel and a lace cravat, and diamond earrings.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Byers Home for Boys
- The boys of the Working Boys Home and School (later the Byers Home for Boys) pose with their patron, Elizabeth Minerva Byers, and the school superintendent in the back yard of their home at 11th (Eleventh) and Bannock streets in the Civic Center...
- Working Boys Home and School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth M.
- 1895
- St. Louis Valley, looking west from Fraser toward Byers and St. Louis Peaks
- Byers Peak and Saint Louis Peak are in the distance, beyond a flat pasture where cattle are bedding down. In the middle of the pasture is a large hay stack surrounded by a timber fence.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Byers Home for Boys
- Boys and a male teacher sit in the reading room of the Byers Home for Boys in Denver, Colorado. Shows a carpeted room with bookcases. A frame on a bookcase holds portraits of William Byers and Elizabeth Byers. Boys sit in rocking chairs and on a...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Reading...
- [between 1903 and 1915?]
- Old home of William N. Byers
- William N. Byers and his wife Elizabeth and children, Frank and Mary (later Mary Byers Robinson), pose in front of their home in Denver, Colorado; shows a one story wood frame house with a pitched roof and chimney.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- 1862
- Byers Boston, grandson of Frank Byers
- Studio portrait of Byers Boston, grandson of Frank Byers; shows the young boy on a stool with his legs crossed, he smiles.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.; Boston, Byers.; Byers, Frank S.--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mrs. W.N. Byers & Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson at Ferndale, Colo.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Minerva Byers and Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson stand on bridge constructed of rough hewn logs with a dog at Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-910.; Families--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Byers House & Spgs.
- The large Byers House stands near the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. W. N. Byers, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News, purchased 160 acres, including the hot springs, for about $55,000 in 1864;...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Home of W. F. Robinson Pennsylvania
- View of the Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence at 1225 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house has a covered porch and contrasting bargeboard.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- The Lariat Trail
- A dirt road has been cut into a mountain side on the way to the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two cars are parked near one of many hair-pin curves in the road.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930]
- Longs Peak
- The sheer face of the Diamond on Longs Peak, and Chasm Lake, are the backdrop for an individual hiker who stands on a rock on the shore of the lake. The area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Chasm Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hiking--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Monarch Lake
- Canoes float on Monarch Lake, an area used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Monarch Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Canoes--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Bathroom
- Interior view of flood damage at the Jack C. Bohom residence in Byers (Arapahoe County), Colorado; shows a bathroom with mud covering the toilet and tub. A doll is in the sink.
- Bohom, Jack C.--Homes & haunts.; Byers (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bathrooms--Colorado--Byers--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Byers--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Byers--1960-1970.
- [1965 June]
- Mary Byers (Robinson)
- Portrait of Mary Byers (later Robinson) as a child, daughter of William Newton Byers. She wears a high-collared, lace trimmed dress.
- Girls--1860-1870.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers), she wears a dress with a velvet bodice, full skirt with lace and pleated trim on the collar and cuffs.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Byers Place, Denver
- View of the former Byers Elementary School at 104 West Byers Place in the Baker Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building converted to condominiums has a Mission Style pediment, arched and round windows, a round balcony, and steps.
- Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 August
- Byers, Mrs. William N.
- Portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner), Denver artist and wife of William N. Byers, founder of the Rocky Mountain News. She wears lace and brocade, and sits by a potted rose.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Byers School Lofts
- View of "The Lofts at Byers School," 106 West Byers Place in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the rear elevation of the former Byers/Alameda School (architects Aaron Gove and Thomas Walsh, 1902), which was rehabilitated in the...
- The Lofts at Byers School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; The Lofts at Byers School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Elizabeth Minvera Byers (Sumner) and two women probably related to William N. Byers.
- Women--1850-1860.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.
- [between 1855 and 1860]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior side and facade of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one-story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and side gable tile roof with a...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Franklin Byers Robinson
- Studio portrait of William Newton Byers and his one year old grandson, Frank Byers Robinson. Frank sits on the shoulder of his grandfather and points as they smile.
- Boys--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Grandparents--1880-1890.; Smiling--1880-1890.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Robinson, Franklin Byers.
- 1886 Aug. 7
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth M. Byers, wife of William N. Byers; she wears a brooch, her dress has a lace panel and moire textured fabric.
- Women--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mrs. William N. Byers and friends
- A group portrait with Elizabeth Byers and friends in the interior of a home in probably Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: "Mrs. Susan G. Riley, Ella Adams, Susan Riley Ashley, Mable Brace, [illegible], Jennie Cass Young, Rebecca C. Barker,...
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- 1897 Mar. 25
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- A studio portrait (seated) of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers), she is dressed simply in a blouse, a brooch, a jacket with a scalloped edge, and a skirt; she holds a patterned shawl.
- Women--Colorado--1860-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (standing) of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She leans on an animal pelt in a dress with a lace collar, velvet bodice and full hoop skirt with ruffles and a bustle. Her hair is curled and braided.
- Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- 1872
- Elizabeth M. Byers
- Studio portrait of an elderly Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She wears a dress with pleats, ruffles, embroidered panels and horizontal tucks on the sleeves and front of the dress.
- Aged persons--1910-1920.; Spouses--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.; Byers, Elizabeth M.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (bust) of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers); she wears diamond earrings and a dress with a high collar and a diamond clasp.
- Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers) sits at the front steps of her 171 South Washington Street home in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark dress with a high collar with a brooch at the neck; a dog sits in her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mrs. William Newton Byers
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She wears a dress with a high collar, ruffles and a jeweled brooch.
- Women--1880-1890.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (standing) of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She wears a dress with a full skirt trimmed with ruffles and a bodice of velvet. She stands near an animal pelt and a studio prop.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- 1872
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- A studio portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers), she wears a dress with a bodice that includes smocking, pleats, lace panels, a high collar and a cravat.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1870 and 1872?]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers) she wears a semi-formal dress with a lace collar and cravat, earrings and a brooch.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She wears a simple dress with a pleated panel at the breast and a cravat in contrasting patterned fabric, and diamond earrings.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]