Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Tramway on Riva Ridge, Italy
- View of the tramway (loaded with supplies, an Army officer, an Army photographer, and Sergeant Paul Long) on Riva Ridge, Italy, during the Italian Campaign. Also pictured, a group of approximately 10 other soldiers stand on the landing deck or man...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Aerial tramways--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- My Cousins, Xavier grads, pharmacy majors
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-81] Hazel Merritt, Is she lots of fun!, [ARL-82] Octave Rainey, Jr.,[ARL-83] Have your fun while you may, Hazel." The photographic prints on album page show: Hazel Merritt, an African American teenage...
- Greenwood, Marie L.--Family.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Merritt,...
- [between 1929 and 1932]
- Castle Huning, Albuquerque, N.M.
- View of "Castle Huning," built by Franz Huning, an Albuquerque merchant, near Central Avenue and Laguna Boulevard in Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico. Shows an Italianate two story house with a square tower, balconies, an arcade,...
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fountains--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Huning, Franz--Homes & haunts.
- 1903 January 15
- On Oregon Trail, Ezra Meeker getting ready to cross the Loup
- Men wear trousers, shirts, suspenders, and hats and stand in the Loup River beside a prairie schooner and wagon wheels in probably Nance County or Platte County, Nebraska. Ezra Meeker, an elderly man, stands in the bed of the covered wagon used for...
- Loup River (Neb.)--1910-1920.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Men--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Fords (Stream crossings)--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom probably in Colorado. Shows a bed and a rocking chair, and children's toys; a tea set, an iron stove, a table, chairs, an alligator, a model ship, and a doll's bed. Shows a clock and a pitcher. A light hangs from the...
- Bedrooms--Colorado--1880-1910.; Toys--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910? ]
- Interior of a bedroom in a residence in Leadville
- Interior view of a bedroom in a Leadville, Colorado, residence includes a highback bed, an upholstered chair, an ornately carved gas fireplace with tiered shelves filled with vases. There is a dresser with painted drawers that has a perfume...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Louise
- Louise, a Native American Spokane woman wearing a floral skirt, abalone disks, beads, an embroidered bag, and two feathers in her hair poses with a man wearing leggings, breechcloth, an embroidered bag, and fur skin hat with feathers. Props include...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Louise, Spokane Indian.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Wild animals
- View of a display of taxidermied animals including wolves, an owl, an eagle, a ferret, a lynx or cat, and a bear.
- Animals--1860-1880.; Taxidermy--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Meeker
- View of the Episcopal church and additional wing, constructed in 1966, Meeker, Colorado; features steep gables, an arched doorway, an offset spire with belfry, and rough cut, coursed sandstone walls; child riding a bike in front of the church.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Meeker--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Meeker
- View of the Episcopal church and a wing constructed in 1966, Meeker, Colorado; features steep gables, an arched doorway, an offset spire with belfry, and rough cut, coursed sandstone walls; wrought iron fence separates the church lawn from a dirt...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Meeker--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- The entrance hall to the Delos A. Chappell country home, a perfect expression of Tudor architecture
- Interior view of a stairway at the Chappell house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a curved banister, an Oriental rug, an open-beamed ceiling, and a flower arrangement.
- Chappell, Delos Allen--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 July 12
- Meeker
- View of the Episcopal church and a wing constructed in 1966, Meeker, Colorado; features steep gables, an arched doorway, an offset spire with belfry, and rough cut, coursed sandstone walls; wrought iron fence separates the church lawn from a dirt...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Meeker--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Evelyn Gaskin, Leo Horn, Look out Evelyn!
- Leo Horn, an African American teenage man, poses with his arm around the shoulder of Evelyn Gaskin, an African American teenage woman, in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse, skirt, coat and "cloche" hat; he wears a suit, shirt, tie and cap.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gaskin, Evelyn.; Horn, Leo.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Mother at 24; a friend
- Sarah Garrett (later Anderson) at age 24, an African American woman, mother of Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), poses with a woman friend in Los Angeles, California. Sarah wears a three-quarter length coat with a dress that has a wide...
- Greenwood, Marie L.--Family.; African Americans--California--Los Angeles--1910-1920.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Women--California--Los Angeles--1910-1920.; Anderson, Sarah Garrett.
- 1915
- Groves House - 330 Birch Street, Denver
- View of the Nordlund House (Eugene G. Groves, International Style architect, 1938) at 330 Birch Street in the Hilltop Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The reinforced concrete home has Moderne features, round corners, a dome, a roof terrace, a...
- Nordlund House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hilltop (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1995 August
- Library
- Interior view of the library at the Donald N. and Madaline Gilpin residence (Fisher & Fisher Architects, 1931) on Marland Road in the Broadmoor Neighborhood of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Decor includes Spanish Colonial carved wood...
- Broadmoor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Books--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Camp Nizhoni
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-197] [Camp Nizhoni], [ARL-198] [Jessie Sharp], [ARL-199] [Mother Gross], [ARL-200] [Camp Nizhoni]." The photographic prints on album page show: Mother Gross, Frances Elliott and an unknown 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.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1937 and 1940]
- University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
- View of the University of California campus at Berkeley, California. Buildings include North Hall, in the Victorian Second Empire style, it has mansard hip roofs with cast iron cresting, an attic with round arched dormers with hood molding and...
- University of California (1868-1952)--1900-1910.; Berkeley (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Educational facilities.; Universities & colleges.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Knight-Campbell Music store
- Interior view of Knight-Campbell Music store, Denver, Colorado; shows musical instruments including a pipe organ, grand piano, and harp, an Arts and Crafts table and leather rocking chair, a plaster bust, an oil painting, statues, a mantle clock,...
- Knight-Campbell Music Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Music stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Healy House fireplace screen
- View of a needlework screen in an ornate metal stand at Healy House State Museum, in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The screen has Masonic symbols including the Colorado State Seal, an eye in a pyramid, an Eagle with a banner "Denver Colo. 93"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Fire screens--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1920.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1920.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- With best wishes from Jane
- Studio portrait of Jane Bernoudy, an actress and trick roper born in New Castle, Colorado. She wears cowgirl clothes, spurs, boots, an embroidered pouch, leather gauntlets, and a cowboy hat.
- Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Bernoudy, Jane.
- 1909 September 4
- A Sunday at Virginia Woodward's (Our Sunday School Teacher)
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-34] Margie, June, Charlotte, bet it was Charlotte's idea, [ARL-35] Margaret Mackey. A swell pal, [ARL-36] What a class!!, [ARL-37] Me, Charlotte, Margie, aren't we hot stuff?, [ARL-38] Little Georgia...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Our cabin; Mrs. Bondurant and Margaret S.
- Mrs. Bondurant, an African American woman and Margaret Shelton, an African American teenage girl, pose together in front of their cabin at the YMCA of the Rockies camp near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Mrs. Bondurant wears a dark dress...
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Organizations'...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Science experiment at Central, 1941, Miss Sootz
- Boys and girls sit with open books at wooden desks with ornate iron sides in Miss Sootz's classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Two pairs of children stand at a table in front of the room performing a science experiment with beakers of...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Experiments--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--1940-1950.; Sootz, Miss.
- 1941
- Montrose, Colorado, residences
- View of the two story, brick residence in Montrose, Colorado, owned by T. B. Townsend. It is partially obscured by trees, but features brick walls, a double front gable, an open balcony with balustrade, an open front porch with turned posts and...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Montrose--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Montrose, Colorado, residences
- View of a two story, brick residence in Montrose, Colorado. It is partially obscured by trees, but features a double front gable, an open balcony with balustrade, an open front porch with turned posts and spindles along the frieze, and a bay...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Montrose--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Alexander Industries building Englewood, Colorado.
- The Alexander Industries building in Englewood, Colorado, is a Spanish Colonial-style stucco building with large arched windows on the first floor, an arcade of windows with vigas over it on the second floor, an elaborate Baroque entry, a domed...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1928]
- Dining room
- Interior view of the dining room at the Hotel de Paris in Georgetown, Colorado. The dining room has a wood floor, wainscotting, elaborate Victorian doorways, an ornate china cabinet holding the hotel's Haviland china, an ornate sideboard flanked by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1970?]
- Lincoln Hills
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-1] Irene Johnson and Vivian Rose, [ARL-2] Lincoln Hills 1928, [ARL-3] Mrs. Mason, [ARL-4] Mr. Mason, [ARL-5] Camp Nizhoni, Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A." The photographic prints on the album page show: two...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- [1928]
- School days and memories
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-74] James Davis, [ARL-75] West Denver High School, [ARL-76] Marie Anderson, [ARL-77] Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), [ARL-78] A lot of people are glad this little pavilion can't talk,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Shelters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Davis, James, Denver resident.; Greenwood,...
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Ma-za Ku-te Ma-ni, He That Shoots Metal Walking, an elective Chief of the Wahpeton Sioux
- Seated studio portrait of Ma-za Ku-te Ma-ni (He That Shoots Metal Walking), an elected Chief of the Native American Wahpeton Sioux, wearing a suit, shoes, and neck scarf with a blanket wrapped around his waist.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Wahpeton Indians--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; He That Shoots Metal Walking.
- [1858 or 1859]
- 1119 Pearl Street, Denver
- View of a stucco sided house at 1119 Pearl Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house, probably converted into an apartment building, has a cross gabled, tiled roof, bay windows, a partly enclosed porch with an arched...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 March
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, probably an actor, with wavy hair. He wears a silk or satin jacket with embroidered flowers, satin knickers, an embroidered, possibly velvet tunic with lace cuffs, stockings and slippers. The man poses with an arm raised,...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Bartlett, Colorado
- A small, square, one-story adobe building on an unpaved road in Bartlett, Colorado, has an arched roof, an iron door with a latch, and a small rectangular window. A white building with a flat roof, a wood-frame structure and telephone and light...
- Bartlett (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Bartlett--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Nino Ruisi
- A photoprint of an Nino Ruisi, an actor from the Central City Play Festival, is set against a dark background in Central City, Colorado. He wears an Egyptian style costume with an ornate, pointed hat, a wig that has metal pendant hanging from it,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actors--1940-1950.; Ruisi, Nino.
- 1941
- Courtyard of Bent's Old Fort
- View of the reconstructed courtyard at Bent's Fort at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta in Otero County, Colorado. Shows an adobe structure with vigas, a gate and a guard tower with a door and rooftop ventilator, an American...
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Courtyards--Colorado--Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site--1970-1990.; Flags--American--1970-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site--1970-1990.;...
- [between 1977 and 1981?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, probably an actor, with wavy hair. He wears a silk or satin jacket with embroidered flowers, satin knickers, an embroidered, possibly velvet tunic with lace cuffs, stockings and slippers. The man poses with an arm extended...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum, Ignacio, Colo.
- View of the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum located at 77 County Road 517, Ignacio, Colo. Design of the 53,000 square foot facility was based on the sacred symbol of the eagle. The unique architecture features a central entry characterized...
- Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum (Ignacio, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Community centers--Colorado--Ignacio--2010-2020.; Ignacio (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum (Ignacio, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Community...
- 2011
- Moki Indians Walpi family about their doorway
- Native American (Hopi) women, one (possibly Nampeyo), and children, sit and stand outside a Pueblo home at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; the adobe home is next to a stone and adobe building; the home has two paned windows, an open door, thin...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Shrine in Manitou
- View of a religious shrine in Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows an arch, garlands of dried flowers, an altar with roses, calla lilies, and carnations. Brocade cloth covers the altar; fabric drapes the wall, a Bible is on the pulpit. A collection...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Shrines--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cochiti
- View of the Mission of San Buenaventura in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, shows an adobe building with a central parapet and bell flanked by two, smaller, twin parapets, an open balcony, and an entry gate that opens to a courtyard in front of the...
- Cochiti Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.; Missions--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Auditorium
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows an audience in main floor, balcony, and box seats, United States flags, bunting, stencil ornaments, an oil painting, and ceiling light fixtures.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Interior of City Auditorium, Denver
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows organ pipes, an orchestra, and an audience in main floor, balcony, and box seats.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Performances--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Hotel - H. H. & M. J. Post 13th & Broadway (razed)
- View of a hotel and storefronts at 13th (Thirteenth) and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado; features an arched entry, dentils, an awning, and a sign: "J. G. Armstrong Grocer." the dome of the Arapahoe County Courthouse is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Actor and actress in Central City
- An actress in a long, dark, nineteenth century dress and an actor in a raincoat and driving hat pose in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. In the background, an actor, wearing checked shirt and shorts and a cowboy hat, sits on a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--1950-1960.; Actresses--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Isleta mission
- View of a mission in the Native American pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico, shows an adobe building with twin towers, a front gable, an open balcony, and a courtyard surrounded by an adobe wall.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1930-1940.; Isleta Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1930-1940.; Isleta Pueblo (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1930-1940.;...
- September, 1936
- C.A. Finding residence
- Interior of a study in the Finding residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a full bookcase in the left background, and in the right, a cluttered wooden table with a drawer and glass top. On it is a woman's portrait in an ornate frame, open...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Woodie Fisher Hose Co. No. 1
- Firemen, in uniform, pose in front of the Hughes Block, a brick building with windows set in an arched facade, an outside staircase, and a covered porch, on Lawrence Street between 14th (Fourteenth) and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets, in Denver,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Ezra Meeker
- Men, a women, and children pose on or beside an oxen-drawn covered wagon in an eroded ravine near Bellevue (Sarpy County), Nebraska. Ezra Meeker, an elderly man, has a beard, wears a jacket and slacks, and stands beside oxen. On the wagon, a woman...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Men--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Canyons--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Children--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Ox teams--Nebraska--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Della Montenelli
- Studio portrait of an Italian American woman identified as Della Montenelli, an actress or opera singer. She poses and looks at an object, possibly a mirror, held in her raised hand. Della Montenelli has long, wavy hair and wears a lace and...
- Italian Americans--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.; Opera singers--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Montenelli, Della.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]