Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gallo Wine boycott press conference
- State Senator Richard Castro, boycott organizer Mike Wilzoch, boycott director Jerry Ryan, and UFW member Jesús Valderrama hold a press conference near a trailer outside of Super Serve Drugs and Liquors on 44th and Pecos Street in Denver,...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Legislators--Colorado.; Press conferences.; Boycotts.; Castro, Richard Thomas, 1946-1991--Pictorial...
- [1975]
- Rocky Mtn. News printing press
- A printing press from the Goss Printing Press Company of Chicago, IL, fills the printing room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. A newspaper rolls through the complex system of rolls and cog wheels. To the right is a short flight of...
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Central City Register Office
- A older, bespectacled, balding man works on a printing press in the Register office in Central City, Colorado. He holds wood blocks in his hands. A copy of the "Weekly Register-Call" newspaper lies on some tarps in the foreground. A young man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Printing presses--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- State Senator Rich Castro
- Senator Richard Castro speaks to reporters about the Gallo Wine boycott at a press conference held at Super Save Drugs located near West 44th Avenue and North Pecos Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mike Wilzoch stands on...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Press conferences.; Legislators--Colorado.; Wilzoch, Mike--Pictorial works.; Castro, Richard Thomas,...
- [1975]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 7, 1914 January 10
- C.S.P. rimmer press, embosser press
- Interior view of the workshop where Colorado license plates are manufactured at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Men sit and stand near two large machines identified as a rimmer press and an embosser press....
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; License plates--Colorado--1930-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisoner laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.
- 1934 June 29
- Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club
- Exterior photograph of the Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club located in Denver, Colorado. Burr, one of America's foremost etchers of natural scenes, produced two of his most significant sets of works in the house. Purchased by Denver Woman's...
- Burr, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Denver Women's Press Club--1990-2000.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- 1995 May
- Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club
- Exterior photograph of the Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club located in Denver, Colorado. Burr, one of America's foremost etchers of natural scenes, produced two of his most significant sets of works in the house. Purchased by Denver Woman's...
- Burr, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Denver Women's Press Club.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1995 May
- Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club
- Exterior photograph of the entrance to the Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club located in Denver, Colorado. Burr, one of America's foremost etchers of natural scenes, produced two of his most significant sets of works in the house. Purchased by...
- Burr, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Denver Women's Press Club.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1995 May
- Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club
- Photograph of a room in the Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. Burr, one of America's foremost etchers of natural scenes, produced two of his most significant sets of works in the house....
- Burr, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Denver Women's Press Club.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club
- Exterior photograph of the Burr Studio/Denver Women's Press Club, during renovation, located in Denver, Colorado. Burr, one of America's foremost etchers of natural scenes, produced two of his most significant sets of works in the house. Purchased...
- Burr, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Denver Women's Press Club.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Vice-President George H. Bush press conference
- Vice President Bush holds a press conference at Stapleton Airport upon his arrival to attend the 1992 National GI Forum Conference. James Maestas, representing the American G.I. Forum, is behind and to the right of V.P. Bush.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Press conferences.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial...
- [1992]
- Press crew
- Press members in military foul-weather gear, crouch in snow among rocks during the annual New Year's Eve Pikes Peak climb by the AdAmAn Club. Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One holds food; another talks on a portable radio phone, a...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Journalists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Governor "Billy" Adams in boxing gloves
- Governor "Billy" Adams wears boxing gloves that were given to him by Gene Tunney, while Ben Poxson (Governor's Press Secretary) looks on, in Denver, Colorado. Interior decor includes oil paintings.
- Press secretaries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Poxson, Ben.
- 1927?
- Dingerson and water-wheel - motive power for Courier Press replaced by electric motor by owner Ken Ohlander
- Interior view of the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt and apron, grasps with both hands a vertical belt connected to an enclosed water wheel, which is connected to the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [1948?]
- Jerry Dingerson & Courier flat-bed cylinder press
- Interior view of the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trousers, leans over the type in the large flat-bed cylinder press; "C. Potter Jr & Co."...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [1948?]
- Press box - announcer - refreshment stand - soft ball field
- Shows two wood structures and benches at a softball field in City Park in Denver, Colorado. One structure, the press and announcer box, is on top of the bleachers. On the roof is a speaker and an American flag. The second structure, the refreshment...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pres[sic] and Reuben[sic] Montoya
- Press (on left) and his brother Ruben Montoya converse in an interior dining room. Ruben and Press Montoya were activists in Fort Lupton that lead the fight against alleged police harassment. Ruben Montoya was in his second term serving as Town...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1970-1980.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montoya, Press.; Montoya, Ruben.
- 1971 March 2
- Life on Capitol Hill: A Fair on the Hill
- George Elbert Burr Studio & Restaurant, front door and Denver Woman's Press Club sign
- Picketing Super Serve Drugs
- Senator Richard Castro pickets with supporters of the United Farm Workers, who include Jerry Ryan and Mike Wilzoch, in boycott of Gallo Wine at the Pecos Super Serve Drugs at West 44th (Forty-Fourth) Avenue and North Pecos Street in the Sunnyside...
- Super Serve Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.;...
- [1975]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- "Silver Dollar Tabor, daughter of Senator H. A. W. Tabor being presented to President Roosevelt by Sheriff Alexander Nisbet and Senator Irby, President of the Press Club at the chuck dinner given by the Press Club, August 29, 1910," Leadville, Lake...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Irby, John S.; Nisbet, Alexander.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys--Colorado.; Tabor, Silver...
- 1910 August 29
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- Rose Mary Silver Dollar Tabor shaking hands with Preident Roosevelt in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys--Colorado.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1910, August 29
- 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?]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Group portrait of Muriel Wolle's December, 1933, University of Colorado scenery project team at the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado. Left to right are Max Vawter (Herald-Democrat press reporter), Frank Geck, Mr. Jolly (stage manager from...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the far right of a group of five men, including three Native Americans, possibly George Hungry, Pretty Soldier and Joe Custer. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody holds the reins of a horse in the right foreground as he talks to a man standing with John Burke, press manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a suit with his pant legs tucked inside gaiters. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men in front of cabin
- A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Albert Scheibel, secretary of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on a saddle on the ground in the left midground smoking a cigar in the tent of Jule Keen, treasurer of the show. Scheibel wears a derby hat, his vest is unbuttoned, and he has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Colorado & Southern roundhouse, Denver
- Interior view of the Colorado and Southern roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. Two steam locomotives, no.647 (2-8-0) and no. 629 (2-8-0), are parked in the building. Large ceiling vents are above the locomotive's stacks.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1960.
- 1954 July 5
- 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?]
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado press association
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado press association
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado Press Women
- Western History Subject Index
- Printing presses. Private
- Western History Subject Index
- Printing presses. Private
- Denver Public Library 1929 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1929. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Mr. and Mrs. Claude K. Boettcher holding a press conference
- Interior view of a group of people at a press conference: Mr. and Mrs. Claude K. Boettcher in center, Charles Boettcher II is second from left, the others are unidentified, a young man writes notes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Press conferences--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Interior of Denver Press Club
- An interior view of the pool room in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. A staircase leads down to a basement room, three pool tables are in view. Pool cues are stacked on racks on the far wall, and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Interior of Denver Press Club
- An interior view of a room in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Shows a staircase, coach, and chairs, and chandelier.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Interior room of the Denver Press Club
- An interior view of a dining room in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. There are four dining tables all with chairs, a hard wood floor, large windows, radiator and wood beams across the ceiling.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Kitchen in the Denver Press Club building
- An interior view of the kitchen in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. A staircase leads down to a kitchen; shows a large cast iron stove with oven, large sink and cabinets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Interior room of the Denver Press Club
- An interior of a room in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Shows a long room with plaster walls, wood floor, and a piano with bench.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1925 and 1950]
- Large crowd at press conference
- A man, possibly a Denver official, speaks with reporters and community members at a press conference. The man seated at the end of the table with long hair is possibly Antonio Martinez.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Press conferences--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1970-1975?]