Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- 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
- Corner Harrison & 9th showing 9th St. School (brick bldg)
- This view east from the corner of Harrison Avenue and 9th Ninth Street shows the 9th St. School with St. Mary's Catholic School beyond in Leadville, Colorado. The foreground includes snowcovered ground where a man walks up a hill, bare sidewalk,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Corner Harrison & 9th showing 9th St. School (brick bldg)
- View east from corner of Harrison Avenue and 9th (Ninth Street) showing 9th St. School with St. Mary's Catholic School beyond, Leadville, Colorado. Foreground includes snowcovered ground and streets, bare sidewalk, fire hydrant spigot, streetlight...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Ninomiya family in their barracks room at the Amache Center
- Interior view of the Ninomiya family's barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, southeastern Colorado; shows Tosh Ninomiya at a folding card table reading a newspaper with a pipe in his mouth, Mrs. Ninomiya across the table from him,...
- Ninomiya family--Homes & haunts--1940-1950.; Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention...
- 1942 December 9
- James Peak from Stump Country
- A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, grows in an irregular shape in the foreground of this view looking toward James Peak from the Stump Flats area, west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. James Peak stands where Gilpin, Grand...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- [1945?]
- Timberline Mammoth Basin 1945
- A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, grows in an irregular shape in the foreground of this view looking toward James Peak from the Stump Flats area west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. James Peak stands where Gilpin, Grand...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.;...
- [1945?]
- County Court, Leadville, Colorado, 1912
- In this interior view of the Lake County Courthouse in Leadville, Colorado, a man in suit, vest and tie sits in a high back chair behind a wooden desk. A wire letter holder, pen and ink set, desk calendar and a big book sit on his desk. Charts...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1912
- Denver Public Library 1930 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 1930. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- West Virginia Mining Accidents : 1887 - 1927
- Index of mining accidents in West Virginia between the years 1887 and 1927 respectively. Index is an alphabetical list by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents.
- Mine accidents--West Virginia--Indexes.
- 2007 March
- Denver Public Library 1990 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 1990.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-01291-26-000
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, poses in front of his home at 1126 12th (Twelfth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He is bare chested and wears pleated pants. His wavy dark hair is parted on the side and combed back. His brother, Skipper (Jim)...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1941
- Morada, San Francisco, Colorado
- A large, painted wooden cross leans against the unplastered wall of a morada (Los Hermanos Penitentes) in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. Lettering on the cross reads: "F.P.D.N.P.J." Shows a recessed wooden door and window.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Moradas--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Crosses.; Hermanos...
- [2005 April]
- Louise Campa in Spanish dance costume
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a classical style Spanish dance costume. She wears a short blouse with long sleeves, has a bare midriff and has a short skirt...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [1940?]
- Trinidad residents
- Women wear fitted dresses, aprons, and boots and pose in front of a stick fence and a one-story adobe house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A woman wears a scarf around her head and holds a baby who wears a ruffled cap and a dress. A boy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- London Mine & mill, 1941
- Workers sort rocks on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. The workers wear heavy gloves and work clothes. One woman wears a scarf decorated with a flag motif. Bare light bulbs hang from the...
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; London Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- London Mine, women workers
- Workers sort rocks on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. They wear work clothes and heavy gloves. One woman wears a head scarf decorated with a flag motif. Bare light bulbs hang from the...
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; London Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Baby on brocade blanket
- Studio portrait of a baby with bare feet.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Switchboard
- View of the switchboard in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Pueblo (Colorado). Shows wires, headsets, speakers, and circuits. A bare electric light bulb hangs from the ceiling.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Telephone...
- 1897 October
- Terminal room
- Wires are strung over metal frames in the terminal room of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Bare electric light bulbs hang from the ceiling.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Portraits of an infant
- Two studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby in a nainsook dress with lace ruffles and bare feet. The baby sits on a woven tapestry in front of a painted backdrop.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby, probably a girl, in a long dress with a high yoke and lace on the bodice and around the hem. The baby has bare feet and sits on a woven rug in front of a painted backdrop.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Unidentified office interior
- Interior view of an office. The rooms has a roll top desk, a padded swivel chair, a glass cabinet with mineral specimens, and a light fixture with bare light bulbs. A calender on the wall reads: "Burlington Route." A carved wood and leather chair...
- Desks.; Interiors.; Offices.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Path in Millard Canyon
- A woman in a black dress stands on a dirt path surrounded by bare trees and bushes in Millard Canyon in probably Los Angeles County California.
- Los Angeles County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Trails & paths--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Trees--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Campsite in Eaton Canyon
- A tent is pitched in a small clearing in Eaton Canyon (Los Angeles County), California. Shows bare trees and hill in the distance.
- Eaton Canyon (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Los Angeles County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Camping--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Canyons--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Tents--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, pulpit terraces
- View of the lower terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs identified as Pulpit Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced hot spring silica accretions. Bare tree stumps, hills, and forests are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Interior of Hance's Cabin at foot of trail
- Men sit and eat inside the ruins of Hance's cabin at the foot of Hance Trail in the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. One man holds a frying pan over a fire and another pours from a bottle into a tin cup. Cans, plates, cups, and a coffee pot...
- Hance, John--Homes & haunts.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Eating & drinking--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Street scene, Rouse Colo.
- A group of boys in overalls stand at the end of a wide dirt road in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Rouse (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows two rows of identical miner's 4-room square clapboard houses with hipped roofs and central...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Rouse--1900-1920.; Rouse (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rouse--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rouse--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Aspen, Colo.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County) Colorado from Aspen Mountain. Bare tree branches are visible in the foreground. Landmarks include the bell tower, the fire house, Wheeler Opera House, and the Hotel Jerome. Smuggler mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bell towers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior snowy view of John and Ann Pitts' home at 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the one story house with front gable, overhanging awning roofs over projecting sash front windows, an entry door with transom, three small...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior view of John and Ann Pitts' home on 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, captures the house after a snow. Ann stands in front the small one story house with front gable, awning roofs over three sash front windows, an entry...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Lake County Public Library in Leadville, Colorado
- This view of the exterior of the Lake County Public Library, in Leadville, Colorado is from the intersection of East Twelfth and Harrison Avenues in Leadville, Colorado. The modern structure has a stone foundation, vertical wood siding and an...
- Lake County Public Library (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Libraries--Colorado--Lake County--1970-1980.; Libraries--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Home at Mt. Vernon Canyon as it appeared in 1948.
- This ashlar house in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Colorado, has stone trim, shingle imbrication, and a covered porch. Shed roofed dormers adorn the bay-ends, and bare trees are in the lawn. Built by George Morrison, founder of Morrison,...
- Mount Vernon (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Mount Vernon--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; many are under construction. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this silver boom town was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Longmont residence section [graphic]
- View of a residential section in Longmont, Colorado, shows a two- story Dutch Colonial style house with a gambrel roof and large bare trees in the yard. Other wood frame and brick homes show in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Looking southwest at the 300 block of Main Street, Longmont
- View past tall bare cottonwood trees along the 300 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, includes, brick commercial buildings, horse- drawn wagons and carriages and bicycles. Board walkways bridge the dirt street and the raised concrete...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Uintah Hotel, Mack Colo.
- View past bare poplar trees lining the sidewalk to the long one- story gable roofed Uintah Railway Hotel, Mack, Colorado, only lodging in the company town, named for John Mack, president of Barber Asphalt Paving Company and the Uintah Railway...
- Mack (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Mack--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1911]
- Silverton, Colo.
- View down 12th (Twelfth) Street of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, ends at Silverton Northern Railroad line along Cement Street. Well maintained residences and walkways line the gridlines of the streets. The 1908 City Hall dome is far right,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Marble, Colorado
- Ruins in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, are of the Colorado- Yule Marble Company finishing shed. Piers of marble blocks rise from a long, shared base. Bare trees are to the side, and clouds top snowy crags in the background.
- Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1960-1970.; Marble (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1960-1970.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- 1965?
- Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior of saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men with hats and overcoats stand near bar and two bartenders (Tom and Jerry sign on backbar) stand behind bar, scene includes bare lightbulbs extending from ceiling, bottles of alcohol and liquor...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- #357 Studio wrestling
- Studio portrait of two men wrestling with one another in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Both men have bare torsos and wear wrestling tights. The man in the dark tights twists the arm of the second man behind his back as he grasps his legs. A...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Posing.; Wrestling--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Montrose, Colorado
- Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, consists of dwellings and businesses. Trees and a bridge are in the foreground; low bare hills are in the background.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Parade in Montrose, Colorado
- On Main Street, in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, men in uniforms pose with rifles and United States flags. Spectators include children, women, and a man in tophat. Frame and brick businesses line the dirt thoroughfare; bare fields are in the...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1880- 1890.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888 February 22
- Cascade Avenue
- View along Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows pavement and curbs, landscaped median strips, cars, bare trees and residences.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Kiowa St West
- View of East Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows low weed cover and bare dirt in the traffic areas, young trees, frame houses, and a church steeple with Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1885?]