Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Shows a small printing press, probably the Washington hand press that Jesse Summers Randall, the newspaper's editor, bought from the Colorado Miner newspaper, and a large...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Camp Nizhoni
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-173], [ARL-174], [ARL-175], [ARL-176] and [ARL-177] Camp Nizhoni." The photographic prints on album page show: two African American teenage campers (including Virginia McKinney); group of African...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1937
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Jesse Nusbaum, far right, stands with his excavation team, including his stepson Deric, third from left, at their camp above Step House in Mesa Verde National Park. Standing at Deric's left is the park's future superintendent Marshall Finnan. Four...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Finnan, Marshall.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1926?]
- Georgetown Courier interior
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Shows a small printing press, probably the Washington hand press that Jesse Summers Randall, the newspaper's editor, bought from the Colorado Miner newspaper, a hand powered...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Taxidermy--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Looking south on Main Street, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a trolley car, parked cars, rows of electric street lights, pedestrians (including a newspaper boy with his sack). Signs on buildings (including lighted ones)...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1922
- North Main Street, North from 4th St., Pueblo, Colo.
- View of North Main Street in Pueblo, (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings (including the Pueblo Opera House) and two rows of street railway tracks in center of street. Shows...
- Grand Vodevil (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- View on Main St, Pueblo
- View of a crowded Main Street filled with pedestrians in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings (including the Grand Opera House), horse-drawn carriages, cars, a trolley car and rows of electric street lamps. A sign on the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Bowl
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) bowl decorated with design elements including Half terrace dashes, triangles, white circles, hatching and half step frets. It has red, brown and white coloring, a red base and a red interior.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Zuni pottery--1890-1920.; Bowls (Vessels)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Grand Avenue, Mancos
- Grand Avenue, in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, shows commercial buildings including a theater, a sign reading "Mancos Hotel & Restaurant," cars including a Volkswagen, and trucks; the bluff in the background is probably Menefee Peak.
- Mancos (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Mancos--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 16th, Denver
- Bird's eye view northwest on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; Kittridge building, Equitable building, steel frame for building under construction; numerous businesses including Carter Brothers Hardware (James S. & Oscar E., 301-303 16th),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Cripple Creek District mines
- View possibly in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mines (including the Delmonico), tailings, residences (including Jim Warford's), and Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad cars. In foreground is the foundation of the Golden Circle depot.
- Delmonico Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Warford, Jim--Homes &...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Cliff Palace, along Cliff Canyon
- Men and women pose on reconstructed walls and ladders at Cliff Palace, Cliff Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. The 13th century Pueblo culture's masonry dwellings are under a sandstone cliff overhang on...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Kivas--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1920 or 1921
- Parade in Trinidad
- A parade on Main Street in Trinidad, Colorado. A horse drawn wagon carries a seated brass band playing bass cornets followed by a team of white horses pulling a boat-like float with bunting draped masts. Horses and people are in the street,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- Ute flower carnival group on horseback
- Native American (Ute) group on horseback, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado, men (including Sevaro, Buckskin Charlie, Julian), women and child. All in traditional clothing, Severo wearing a headdress. Four white men (including Charles...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback...
- 1894
- "Mrs. Josie Clark," July 4, 1903
- View of a group of men in front of the Star Hook and Ladder Company fire house in Georgetown, Colorado. Ten men crouch in the front row; eight wear shortsleeved jerseys and knee-length pants, and the other two wear the company's uniform, including...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Console of Municipal Organ with factory crew who installed it
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows a Wurlitzer pipe organ console (at installation) and men including David Arthur, Fred H. Meunier (of Knight-Campbell), and G. Foote.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Organs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Arthur, David.; Foote, G.; Meunier, Fred H.
- [1918?]
- Joie de vie [sic.] Club
- View of a Joie de Vivre Club function. A group of African American (Black) and white women stand around a table in Denver, Colorado. The table is littered with the remains of a reception including soiled plates, empty pitchers, half filled : hors...
- Joie de Vivre Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Receptions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Nevadaville, Colo. 1880
- (front wagon)and Frank Mayhew (standing alone). Several mines are on the hill in the background, including the California Mine near the top of the hill.; Men pose for a photograph outside the Hubert Mill (also identified as Douglas Mill), Gunnell...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Alsebrook, Al.; Alsebrook, Alec.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City, Colorado
- in the left background. Fourteen men reportedly drowned in the Sleepy Hollow Mine in 1895 when water from an older and deeper mine burst through the wall between the two.; The shafthouse of the Gregory Buell Consolidated Mine and Milling Company...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Mountain City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Mountain City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1890-1900.; Tourist camps &...
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado
- Aloysius Academy, a Catholic school, stands on Gunnell Hill in the left background.; The lower portions of Eureka and High streets in Central City, Colorado, run through the right foreground. A railroad track winds around the hillside below the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- View of Central City area, 1899
- Snow covers Gunnell Hill and the upper end of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Houses line the dirt road. Several mines stand on the hillside, including the Gunnell, the Grand Army and the Concrete mines. Large rocks are in the right...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Central City, 1864
- City Bakery stands farther down the block next door to the Young American Clothing Hall. Another store has the word "Stoves" painted on its front facade. On the near side of Main Street in the center midground is the two-story, wood frame building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [1864?]
- Central City, Colorado
- stairs extends down the hill from the academy to the Catholic church (later the site of St. Mary's of the Assumption Church built in 1892). Numerous brick buildings stand along Main Street in the midground, including the Temple of Fashion, an...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Central City, Colorado
- and the grocery and provision store of Mason M. Seavey. In the right center foreground is the wood-frame building with a false front that housed the Chinese laundry shop where a fire started May 21, 1874 and destroyed most of the business section...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1870?]
- Western Montana Flathead Indians
- Poster titled "Western Montana Flathead Indians" with seven small photographs depicting life on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana in the early 1900s. The photographs were all taken by Edward H. Boos, advertising manager of the...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Logan County Fair
- Fair goers congregate around an exhibit table at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. An assortment of food is displayed on the table, including cabbages, onions, beets, turnips, apples, cauliflowers, cucumbers, zuchinis, and tomatoes. ...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Awards--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Vegetables--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- William F. Cody and group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent, probably in Paris, with a group of people, including Sioux Chief Rocky Bear at the far left of the group holding a war club in his right hand. He also has one feather on the back of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Men in front of tent
- Several men, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand in front of a large tent with American flags and a stuffed buffalo head above its entrance. Two men, possibly...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Johnson Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a wood construction house in Georgetown, Colorado. The facade of the gable-roofed building includes a two-story gable front with a shed section on the left, barge boards and canopy decorated in a carved vine pattern, and first...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Children--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Original La Junta Orchestra organized in 1882
- Reproduction of studio portrait of eight members of the La Junta Orchestra posing with their instruments. Three musicians stand, including the valve trombone player and the bass player. Five musicians sit, including the trumpet player, the...
- La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks, identified left to right: David Kadjaia, Ivane Baramidze, Miron Chkonia, unknown, unknown, Ermile Antadze, Dimitri Mgaloblishvili, and Luka Chkhartishvili, pose on horseback for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Louka, Alexis, Prince.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1900.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- 1899
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1931 January 14
- Berkeley Park
- Photograph of Berkeley Park, located in Denver, Colorado. Berkeley Lake Park provides an attractively forested and lawned setting. It is a fine example of the early design and use of parks for public recreation programs (including swimming,...
- Berkeley Park (Denver, Colo.) Berkeley Lake (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- Berkeley Park
- Photograph of Berkeley Park and Lake, located in Denver, Colorado. Berkeley Lake Park provides an attractively forested and lawned setting. It is a fine example of the early design and use of parks for public recreation programs (including...
- Berkeley Park (Denver, Colo.) Berkeley Lake (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- McPhee & McGinnity Paint Factory Building, view of side of building including clock tower
- McPhee & McGinnity Paint Factory Building, view of side of building including clock tower
- McPhee & McGinnity Paint Factory Building, view of front of building including clock tower
- McPhee & McGinnity Paint Factory Building, historic photograph building from side including clock tower
- Delaney Carriage Company Building, view of side including parking lot
- Rossonian Hotel, view of side including sign
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 8, 9 and 10, 1926 August-October
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- Edbrooke Commercial/Shorthorn/Goodwill Industries Building, view of block of buildings
- Edbrooke Commercial/Shorthorn/Goodwill Industries Building, view of block of buildings
- Delaney Carriage Company Building, historic photograph of Denver
- Morrato Block, side and back view building
- Sacred Heart School, view of side and front
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 35, 1910 August 27