Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Obituary Project 1969-1990, Revised
- The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
- Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Georgetown Courier Building, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Georgetown Courier building, Georgetown, Colorado, where the town newspaper was printed. The building is of wood construction, is gable-roofed, and has a false front with a heavy cornice. The front of the building has a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Georgetown Courier--Buildings--1950-1960.
- 1951.
- Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
- Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Courier Bldg.
- Exterior view of the Georgetown Courier building, Georgetown, Colorado. The newspaper began publication in 1878, with Jesse S. Randall as publisher, and was in this building starting in 1877. The wood construction building has a false front with a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Children of Jerome Dingerson
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Two little boys, the children of Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, who was an employee of the Courier, lie on their stomachs on top of printing type set into frames for printing;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry--Family.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Jerome Dingerson, Cornelius (Neal) Randall
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Cornelius Randall in a tweed coat sits in profile at a roll-top desk holding a large bound volume of the newspaper; he points with his right hand to a section of a page with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.; Randall, Cornelius.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Scenes of the Georgetown area
- Montage of five views of the Georgetown area. Top row: dilapidated house with mountain behind, dilapidated house at valley's edge. Middle row: McClellan House on Taos Street, a church not in Georgetown, a mining site with large pile of mine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1990.
- [between 1930 and 1990?]
- Georgetown Courier interior
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier newspaper printing office on 5th Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Two men work at desks. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, bookshelves and paintings and portraits on the...
- 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?]
- Western History Subject Index
- mines.& mineral resources, Colorado Clear creek county
- Western History Subject Index
- Clear Creek County, Colorado
- Georgetown printing office
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier printing office, Colorado. Neal Randall, with ink stained hands, wears a vest and tie and poses with a small dog. The room is filled with printing equipment that includes: presses, type drawer files, a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1940.; Printing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1940.; Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1930-1940.; Randall, Neal.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Georgetown, Colo. printing office "the Courier" interior.
- View of the Georgetown Courier printing office in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, a clock with hands at 4:20, a "Historical Map Of Early Colorado," and two framed photographs of Georgetown....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.;Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- Old water wheel, Georgetown Courier
- View of a water pump used to power the printing presses in the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The pump is connected to a water pipe and shut-off valve and has a belt that powered the...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1950-1960.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Newpaper industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Water pumps--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- The Courier office
- Exterior view of the Georgetown Courier building where the town newspaper was printed in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The wood building has a gable-roof, a stone foundation, and a false front with an oversized cornice. A heating oil...
- Georgetown Courier--Buildings--1950-1960.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines &.mineral.resources, Colorado Clear Creek county
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Colorado. Georgetown Courier
- 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, water wheel of Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trowsers with a screwdriver in the back pocket, kneels to the right of an enclosed water wheel and grasps...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Jerome Dingerson, operator of Courier (?-1950)
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trowsers, kneels to the left of a row cabinets holding printing type and places type into a tray from an...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Typesetting--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- 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?]
- Drawing of the Courier building
- The artist has drawn a representation of a false front building in Colorado. She has placed a sign on the side of the building that reads: "Courier." Steep hills rise in the background, and pine trees are in the foreground.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; False fronts--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Western History Subject Index
- Georgetown, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Colorado. Alamosa. Alamosa
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers Colorado Georgetown Courier
- Western History Subject Index
- Clear Creek, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- San Luis Valley, Colorado. Pioneers
- Western History Subject Index
- Watrous, Ansel
- Pancake race, Alamosa, Colo.
- Women participants in the annual Alamosa Colorado pancake race pose with frying pans and numbers pinned to their aprons in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. A woman dressed as Aunt Jemima, in black face, a checkered dress, headscarf and an apron,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blackface entertainers.; Women.; Jemima, Aunt--Pictorial works.; Zamora, Elizabeth--Pictorial works.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1958
- Georgetown fire house
- The Alpine Hose No. 2 fire house on Fifth (5th) St. in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado has a false front, garage doors, and a bell tower with a flag pole. A building with a painted sign; "Courier" and the Grace Episcopal Church are next...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- Febuary 4, 1940
- J. S. Randall Home, Georgetown
- View of the home owned by Jesse Summers Randall, Georgetown, Colorado. Randall was the founder and editor of the Georgetown Courier newspaper, started in 1877. House construction was began in 1876. The building, eclectic in style, includes a porch...
- Randall, Jesse Summers 1848-1939--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Jesse Summers Randall residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the home owned by Jesse Summers Randall, Georgetown, Colorado. Randall was the founder and editor of the Georgetown Courier newspaper, started in 1877. The house construction began in 1876. Its eclectic style includes a gable roof section...
- Randall, Jesse Summers 1848-1939--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Parker-Clarks Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a residence in Georgetown Colorado, owned by Parker and then Mrs. Morrell Clarks. The wood construction building has a gabled facade with two windows on each story, a two-story section with a porch on the first floor, and a gable...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks include the Cushman Block, on Sixth...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Georgetown - Colo
- View of the south end of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the grid pattern of the town, with many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees. Leavenworth Mountain is in the background. Clear Creek runs through the area, and a tall chimney...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Georgetown- Colo.- District Stevens Mine Tramway
- Miners who include Ed Riley and Andy Lane pose on the Stevens Mine Tramway near Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The men hold various tools that include saws, axes, and rulers.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Mine railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- CB&Q car
- Mail-express car, "Silver Courier." Photographed: Denver, Colo., October 24, 1936.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1936
- Georgetown, first Seifried home
- View of a frame house in Georgetown, Colorado, with a bay window. Women and a child pose on the porch. One holds a straw hat and a baby.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the exterior of a house in Georgetown, Colorado. The wood construction building has full-length gables on either side, each with three windows, and a porch in front of the center section of the house. The yard is enclosed by a picket...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Fences--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Charles Pollard Grocery Company, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado. The owner, Charles Pollard, was a pioneer groceryman in Georgetown and ran the Barton House hotel from 1874 to 1876 and from 1884 to about 1896. The man on the left in the photoprint is George...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs in the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear turbans and several wear capes. One man in the right foreground carries a large flag. Several tents are set up in the background.
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs on horseback rides through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear turbans and capes. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men wear helmets and carry...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. Additional people on horseback are in the left background. Tents cover the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cavalry, USA
- An American cavalryman balances on the backs of three horses running in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Additional cavalrymen on horseback are in the background. Tents cover the viewing stands in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody leads a procession during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat at his right side and bows his head slightly. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Parker, Lew.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899