Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 15th St. and Platte St., Denver
- View of the corner entrance to the A. H. Root building at the corner of 1553 Platte Street, at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Platte Streets in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story brick building with arched windows,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 August?
- Canton Colfax No. 2 Colorado Spirngs
- Captain A. H. Waite and members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in a line, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttoned topcoats, sashes, white belts and gloves, bicorne hats, braiding and swords.
- Waite, A. H.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows--People--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Geo. McRay 1875, Geo. McRay 1875, Mrs. F. H. Bengley 1860, F. H. Bengley 1860, Mrs. J. A. Adams 1864, J....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A. H. Jones & Co importers and jobbers of wines, brandies and cigars Dealers in Kentucky, rye and white wheat whiskeys, California Wines and brandies, Crow & Clark's Block, Holladay Street, near G, Denver, Col.
- View of A. H. Jones & Co, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by brick buildings with storefronts. Sign reads: "E. H. Tobey & Co."
- A. H. Jones & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Denver Athletic Club directors
- Group portrait of Denver Athletic Club officials identified as (L to R): "Harry Devoy," "Mrs. A. H. Scarles," George Walker," "F. W. Helmreich Prs't" (seated with book), "A. H. Scarles Sec'y," and "William Devere."
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- William Cody with group in front of headquarters tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in a tent in the center background with young Johnny Baker standing near him. A man sits under Cody's tent. A banner with a buffalo head painted on it flies above the tent. The tent is probably the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1884?]
- Corner in A. H. Gutheil garden 720 Gilpin
- View of a garden at the A. H. Gutheil house at 720 Gilpin Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Grass, a concrete path, flowers, and bushes are in the yard.
- Gutheil, A. H.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 1st Nat. Bank, 20 yrs. ago, A. H. Hunt, cash, at window
- Interior view of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features coffered wood ceilings and an ornate, three-windowed tellers box and brass footrails under writing shelves. A. H. Hunt, the cashier is behind beaded...
- First National Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bank tellers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banking--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A.H. Davis alias James Harris, Albert Davis and Albert Harvey.
- A. H. Davis, convict at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses for his mug shot (front and profile) with a shaved head and a jacket with wide, horizontal stripes, and number card: 14847. His crime was highway robbery.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Identification photographs--Colorado--Canon City--1920- 1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Davis, A. H.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- New Home thru Perrin's Sub: A.H. Page's Addition block 3
- Demonstrating machine guns to police officers
- A. H. Hardy, an ordnance expert, demonstrates machine guns to police officers near City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Sergeant George W. Dorsey holds the barrel of the gun. Officer Jesse J. Andis examines the gun sites and touches the butt of the gun....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Machine guns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Andis, Jessie A.; Dorsey, George W.; Hardy, A. H.
- 1921 March
- Heart of the cañon
- View of rocks partly submerged in the Green River in Red Canyon, Daggett County, Utah. Shows trees and layered rock canyon walls.
- Daggett County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1870-1880.; Red Canyon (Daggett County, Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Daggett County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Daggett County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--Daggett...
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- Wheat stack looking up the river (wall 2000 ft.)
- View of calm water in the Colorado River in the Canyon of Lodore (Moffat County), Colorado. Shows a dead tree and steep, layered canyon walls.
- Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1870-1880.; Lodore, Canyon of (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Moffat County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Moffat County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Moffat County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Moffat...
- [1871]
- Veterans Volunteer Firemen's Association of Denver
- Panoramic view of members of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association who pose near the City Hall Building near 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The men stand in a line and hold a rope attached to a hand pumper...
- Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire...
- 1912 October 16
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1990 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1986 April
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1986
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1990 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1990 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1980 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1990 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1990 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1990 July
- First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center
- Exterior photograph of the First Presbyterian Church of Golden/Foothills Art Center located in Golden, Colorado. The three buildings are associated with the development of the Courthouse Hill residential neighborhood. Constructed primarily of red...
- First Presbyterian Church (Golden, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Presbyterian churches.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1980 September
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Harris Block, Central City buildings
- View of the Harris block, Central City, Colorado, a two-story, brick building with a bracketed cornice, rectangular windows with sills and decorative mantles, and large rectangular glass windows that are separated by columns topped with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Inspection of bayonets
- A. H. Hardy, ordnance expert, shows a rifle with a bayonet to Denver Police Department officers outside City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Men in suits lean on the wall of City Hall in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 March]
- Black Hawk
- View of Gregory Street businesses and buildings in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, timber piles, wagons, and frame houses. Signs on brick or frame commercial buildings read: "Liquor Store, Jason E. Scobey," "Black Hawk...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Golden, Colorado in 1868
- Side view of the two-story Loveland Block, (W.A.H. Loveland Building and Territorial Capitol Building) with a gambrel roof, dormer windows and Queen Anne arches in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. The stone Astor House Hotel on 2nd (Second)...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Ute indians
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute); a man, three women, and three children, sit in a camp. They wear rabbit fur robes over their clothing; the man wears a brimmed hat. One woman weaves a basket; another woman breast-feeds a child.
- Indians of North America--Women--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Children--1870-1880.; Basket making--1870-1880.; Baskets--1870-1880.; Breast feeding--1870-1880.
- [1873?]
- Riverside Addition thru Sher-Mor: Schinner's Addition block 2
- Riverside Addition thru Sher-Mor: Schinner's Addition block 15
- Riverside Addition thru Sher-Mor: Schinner's Addition block 16
- Chaffee Park Subdivision to Celements: Cheltenham Heights block 17
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Business in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, is a stone building with arched windows and entrances; men pose with a wagon tongue and wheels. Signs read: "Coal," "Hay. Grain. Flour and Feed," "Farm and Spring Wagons A. H. Patterson," and...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rosita
- A gravestone at the Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, cemetery has hand written letters "A. H." and "D. 1829."
- Rosita (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rosita--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rosita--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment Company E
- Group portrait (standing, kneeling, sitting ) of the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company E holding rifles. The four officers, seated on folding chairs, do not have rifles. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 1944. Most...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company E.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- June 1944
- Colorado, the late outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency, the ruins after the fire and massacre
- Reproduction of a sketch of the Meeker tragedy at the White River Ute Indian Agency, September 29th 1879, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows soldiers surveying the destruction from the fire and battle between Native American Utes and Nathan Meeker,...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Tomb.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White River Agency (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Meeker...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Green River Station U P R R
- A man and cattle stand near the Union Pacific Railroad depot at Green River, Wyoming. Wood frame buildings are nearby. A sign on the building reads: "Restaurant."
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Green River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Wyoming--Green River--1870-1880.
- [1871]
- Carson & Co. 15th St. cor. Holladay [sic] St.
- View of the intersection of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, buggies, businesses and signs: "J. P. Finks Block," "A. H. Jones & Co.," "L. Carson," and "E. Kengood."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1881?
- Colorado the late Ute outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency
- Native Americans (Ute), Ouray, Jack, Piah, and Sarah; Douglass, a white man, a saddle, and a beaded necklace.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1879 November 15
- J.P. Fink Building
- View of the J. P. Fink Building on Holladay (Market) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The stone building has arched windows, decorative trim, and a wall dormer. Lettering on an awning reads: "Garson's Clothing Store." Signs read: "A. H. Jones &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1890?]
- Aspen High School basketball team champions
- View of six members of the Aspen, Colorado basketball team sitting on steps in front of a building; features five men wearing the team uniform that includes sleeveless tank shirt, shorts, long knee socks, and athletic shoes; man in the last row...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Girls basketball team
- View of six members of the Aspen, Colorado girls basketball team standing in a row on the steps of the school; dressed in long coats, skirts, muffs, and hats; woman in the middle holds a pennant with "A. H. S." printed on it;
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Colorado town
- Aerial view of frame and brick buildings and houses in a town probably in Colorado. Railroad tracks are near a depot building, and freight cars hold possibly sand. Dirt roads are on a butte, and cars are on a street lined with commercial buildings....
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Golden, Colorado
- View of buildings and houses in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows the back of the W.A.H. Loveland Building, the stone Astor House Hotel on 2nd (Second) Street (later 12th, Twelfth Street), and probably a flour mill. Shows Clear Creek in...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Street view of Benton, Wyoming Territory
- Men in sack suits and hats or caps pose outside businesses in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. Signs on frame and canvas buildings read: "T.A. Kent & Co. Wines & Liquors," "Chicago Ale," "Bank," "Crockery" "Apples @ $1500," "A.H. Huyett, Wholesale...
- Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Barrels--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Dirt roads--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Tents--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Chinese emigration to America
- Chinese emigrants with queues (braids), in robes and hats or caps, are gathered in the hold of the steamship "Alaska" en route to the United States. The men use chopsticks and eat rice from bowls. Some read or stand near windows. A white man...
- Chinese--1870-1880.; Eating & drinking--1870-1880.; Emigration & immigration--Chinese--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Ships--1870-1880.
- 1876 May 20