Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10th Mountain troops debark at Leghorn, Italy
- Uniformed artillerymen, members of the 10th Mountain Division, descend a gangplank from a transport ship in the city of Livorno, Italy. The men wears uniforms and carry packs, duffel bags and rifles. Open army trucks are filled with soldiers on a...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--Livorno.; World War, 1939-1945--American--Destruction & pillage--Italy--Livorno.; Livorno (Italy)--1940-1950.; Gangplanks--Italy--Livorno--1940-1950.; Government...
- 1945 January 24
- Ore transportation - Eagle District
- A man drives a horse pulled sledge or skid with bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado; canvas bags of ore are by the dirt road.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Walpi interior
- Interior of native American (Hopi) pueblo dwelling, Walpi, Arizona, shows; adobe walls; hanging baskets, postcards, spoon and pouch; small shelf with basket; bookcase with lamp, basket, books, pitchers, can of "[Car]nation", plates, and paper bags....
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Walpi...
- [1918?]
- Sugar beet industry
- Sugar beet industry, Brighton(?), Northern Colorado; several men stand around two trucks unloading beets onto a machine that sorts, bags, and piles beets at a processing factory; shows a large conical pile of beets and full bags of beets at the...
- Beets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Conveying systems--Colorado--1900-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Fort Logan World War I
- A line forms along the Denver and Rio Grande depot of new soldiers ready to depart from Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers. Some wear uniforms, others are in civilian clothing and carry military issue canvas bags,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- View of a board open space and a long line of troops, some in uniform marching to meet the Denver and Rio Grande train, Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for soldiers. They carry Army musette bags and canvas shoulder bags.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Soldiers wait to board the Denver and Rio Grande passanger train cars ready to depart from Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers. Some wear uniforms, others are in civilian clothing. Many sit on their canvas duffle...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan, World War I
- Soldiers wait to board the Denver and Rio Grande passanger train cars ready to depart from Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers. Some wear uniforms, others are in civilian clothing. Many carry military issue canvas...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- Bags
- Shows two bags. One is a Native American Southern Plains (possibly Mescalero Apache) buckskin bag and is decorated with green, white and pink beadwork in diamond and square designs. The second bag is Native American (Cheyenne) made of commercial...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Two Indian tobacco bags
- Two Native American (Great Plains) beaded and quilled rawhide tobacco bags with heavy fringe.
- Indian beadwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Quillwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.
- 1895
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Spud Bowl
- Farm workers stand near a pickup truck in a field in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. A man stands in the back of the pickup truck filled with burlap bags of potatoes. A man with a pipe and a teenage boy look on.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; Pickup trucks.; Potatoes.; Farmers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Pickup trucks--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--Pictorial works.; Potatoes--San Luis...
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- 840 Olive Street
- View of 840 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Bungalow style house has flared eves and decorative half timbering above the front porch. The house is decorated with pumpkin leaf bags for Halloween.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bungalows.; Houses.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver,...
- 1999
- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Advertising - Billboards
- Three men stand near a billboard that advertises Cudahy's Soap possibly in Colorado. The billboard reads: "Cudahy's Diamond 'G' Soap, the C Mark, Does Better Work and Goes Further Than Any Other Laundry Soap." Two of the men wear work clothes and...
- Billboards--1890-1900.
- 1897, September 29
- Lady Belle Mine on Horse Mountain, Eagle Mining District
- Men pose near and on a horse-drawn skid loaded with ore bags by a shed at the Lady Belle Mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Sheds--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle District
- Men load a sledge or skid with canvas bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado; horses wait in harness.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle district
- A man drives a horse-drawn sledge or skid loaded with canvas bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rifle flour mill
- Young men pose at a storefront in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering, advertisements, boxes and flour bags read: "Rifle Flour Mills," "Member of Federated Cereal Mills of America," "Flavo Rifle Flour," and "Vitacreme Breakfast Wheat."
- Rifle Flour Mills (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Potato or onions harvest
- Men pose with burlap bags of probably potatoes, in (probably) western Colorado. Hills and bluffs are in the background.
- Harvesting--1900-1910.; Potatoes--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Purina display
- View of a Purina feed display; a man poses by burlap bags and posters: "Purina Bulky Las, the Right Fuel for Most Milk Cows."
- Ralston Purina Company--Exhibitions & displays--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Second putting green, Lakewood Country Club
- Men hold golf bags and clubs and stand on the second putting green at the Lakewood County Club golf course in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a staircase built on a hillside and a frame club house on a hill nearby.
- Lakewood Country Club (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Lakewood--1920-1930.; Golf--Colorado--Lakewood--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mule-drawn wagon at Sneffels
- A team of mules pull a wagon loaded with probably a boiler in front of the hand-hewn post office and general store in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Men sit atop the boiler and pack train mules loaded with supplies and canvas ore bags are near...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Miners above the tree line
- Men pose next to a wood frame building with gabled roof and sash windows situated above tree line in the San Juan Mountain Range, Colorado. Shows a pack train of burros with canvas ore bags, chimneys, scree rock and a man with a guitar. Animal...
- Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Ore train at Mt. Sneffes [sic] in winter
- Men pose with a pack train outside of the George R. Porter general store and post office in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The burros and mules haul ore bags and pull freight wagons. The snow covered San Juan Mountain Range is in the distance.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Surveying for patent
- A man with a surveyors transit poses with three men, one on horseback, and a woman and two girls, at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear jackets or overcoats and hats or caps. The woman wears a long checked dress...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Miners.; Mining.; Surveyors.; Tipples.; Winter.; Women.
- 1894 December 7th
- Two Denver Post paperboys with a bicycle by the canal
- Boys pose with a bicycle and copies of the Denver Post near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Bags of papers are on the handlebars.
- Denver Post--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose on bags of sand and on wood plank walkways at a cement mixing operation, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project, in Denver, Colorado. A side-crank engine and vertical tubular boiler are nearby. A tent and large cloth...
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Cities parks refreshment stands scene in park with refreshments
- A family poses near their concession stand with bags of peanuts, candies, and boxes of Cracker Jacks, in a park in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the fabric tent and awning read: "Ice Cold Drinks & Candies", "Ice Cream Soda, Lemonade, Milk Shake,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Luggage / shoe store
- Interior view of a luggage and shoe store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and merchandise including steamer trunks, doctor's bags, and suitcases. Glass display cases hold shaving kits and pocket watches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Street construction near the Mint Pharmacy
- Workmen pose near a cement mixer, vertical tubular boiler, and bags of sand at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) and Tremont Streets in Denver, Colorado. Nearby signs read: "The Mint Pharmacy J. M. Reid Druggist Stationery Cigars Candies Soda...
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Paving at 13th and Tremont Streets
- Men pose on Tremont Street with a cement mixer, bags of concrete, and horses, Denver, Colorado. Building letters read: "The Mint Pharm[acy] J. M Reid Drugs - Drink Coca-Cola."
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Truck Colorado Supply Company
- View of a Colorado Supply Company truck parked near a building probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A wicker basket, wooden crate, and burlap bags are in the truck. A sign reads: "Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes Cover Most Look...
- Colorado Supply Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Forbes Wool Company, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Forbes Wool Company on North Chestnut Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Bags of wool are stacked on the porch and a horse-drawn buggy is nearby. A painted sign reads: "Office."
- Forbes Wool Company (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Wool industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1909?]
- Horse-drawn wagon passing Sandford R. Leving's Grocery 1377 W. Alameda
- Men drive horse-drawn wagons loaded with sand bags on West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Sanford R. Leving's Grocery store at 1377 West Alameda is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Horse-drawn vehicles hauling sacks of unidentified material past residence
- Men drive flatbed horse-drawn wagons loaded with bags of sand past a brick house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- A number of wagons passing in front of S. R. Leving's general store at 1377 W. Alameda
- Men drive horse-drawn wagons loaded with sand bags on West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Sanford R. Leving's Grocery store at 1377 West Alameda is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Moffat coal company truck
- A man poses in a convertible flatbed pick-up truck loaded with bags of coal in Denver, Colorado. The side of the truck reads: "The Moffat Coal Co. Office 503 G & E Bldg."
- Moffat Coal Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Mount Sneffles Post Office
- Men pose in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, on boardwalk fronting the Post Office. The two-story frame building has a false front with a bracketed cornice, and paned windows. Adjacent buildings are shingled; full burlap bags are mounded in...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Gilsonite Vein, Bonanza Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a vein of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) in the Bonanza District, either in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, or Uintah County, Utah; vertical mineshaft in foreground is surrounded by slag pile and shredded...
- Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mine shafts--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Big snow of December 1913
- A man stands with his two horses and delivery wagon across Fifthteenth (15th) Street from the La Court and Belvedere Hotels, Denver, Colorado. The horses are fed from feed bags and hay placed on street in front of them. The sides of the street are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Placerville
- Full burlap bags are stacked by tracks of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado; dwellings and a false front business are to the east.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1900-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910?]
- Salida Harness Co. Salida, Colo.
- Interior view of the Salida Harness Company, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, inlcudes saddles, horse collars, harnesses, tack, steamer trunks, suitcases, leather valises, trunks, glass display cases with belt buckles, gloves, and feed bags.
- Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Saddlery--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gold King Mine
- Miners stack bags of ore near a horse drawn wagon at the entrance to the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Victor mine, Bull Mountain, Cripple Creek District
- A group of miners pose with bags of ore in front of the Victor Mine on Bull Hill in Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Soldiers from Rope One at Camp One, Mount Rainier Washington
- View taken from above of four soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) Test Expedition, belonging to Rope One, led by Peter Gabriel, other members included Captain Albert Jackman and the photographer. They stand near two...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- Colorado National Bank entrance with guards
- A man carries bags of gold out of the Colorado National Bank, at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets, after the repeal of the gold standard in 1933, Denver, Colorado. Guards and spectators stand nearby.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gold standard--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Private police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1933]