Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The three witnesses to the divinity and authenticity of the Book of Mormon
- Photomontage of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris; ornate border has symbols including a locomotive, harp, alembic, trident, ship, caduceus, scribe, mortarboard, lion, book, keys, moose, crown, swords, acorns, and angels. Printed...
- Mormons--1880-1890.; Cowdery, Oliver.; Harris, Martin (1783-1875); Whitmer, David (1805-1888)
- 1886
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Fort Lupton State Bank
- Men stand and pose in front of the two-story brick Fort Lupton State Bank in Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. The building has a corner entrance, decorative brick brackets, stone sills, an American flag on the roof, and engravings that read:...
- Fort Lupton State Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Denver from the Equitable observatory
- Aerial view of Denver, Denver County, Colorado from the roof of the Equitable Building at 17th and Stout Streets. Shows the Mining Exchange Building, the square corner towers of the Tabor Grand Opera House, and the square dome and cupola of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Georgetown
- Gravestones in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery have engravings of hands holding flowers and pointing upward. Inscriptions read: "Katie, dau. of J. M. & Joanna Daily," and, "Albert M., son of J. M. & Joanna Daily."
- Daily, Albert M.--Tomb.; Daily, Katie--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Bedroom, Hotel de Paris
- Interior view of a second-story guest room at the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado. The hotel was built between 1875 and 1900 by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor. The room is furnished with dark wood double bed with a tall carved Victorian...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1977.]
- Georgetown, Colorado, Hotel de Paris
- Interior view of the one of the second floor rooms at the Hotel de Paris (built by Louis Dupuy) in Georgetown, Colorado; shows matching bed and dresser with mirror in late Victorian style. In the corner is a build-in sink with water taps, over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1942
- Louis Dupuy's study, Hotel de Paris [graphic]
- An interior view of "sample room #2" on the first floor of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado. Room includes three bookcases filled with books, a door with a glass transom, two leather armchairs with carved legs, a microscope, newspapers, a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Interiors.; Studies (Rooms)--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1977.]
- Richthofen Memorial Richthofen Park
- View of the Richthofen Fountain in Richthofen Park at East 12th (Twelfth) and Oneida Street in Denver, Colorado. Engravings in the granite fountain read: "He Prayeth Well Who Loveth Well Both Man And Beast" and "Richthofen".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Richthofen Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron,...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Gilpin County
- View of two gravestones side by side in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; features curvilinear tops with the raised images of lambs laying down underneath; lancet arch engravings surround inscriptions that read: "In memory of Volger (?) son...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Marble - 1959
- View of a block of marble atop two smaller blocks and secured to a wall by a piece of wire, in Marble, Colorado; block appears to be a work in progress, as it has unfinished engravings along the top and at the edges.
- Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bald Mountain - near Nevadaville
- An arched gravestone at the cemetery in Bald Mountain, Colorado, features a raised representation of a chain above an inscription that reads: "In Memory of Edward Perrow. Died Sep. 28, 1871. Aged 28 Yrs. John Perrow. Died Oct 14, 1876. Aged 39...
- Bald Mountain (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Early day street scene - Montrose, Colo.
- Men, women, and children, some on a horse-drawn carriage, are outside of the E. J. Mathews and Company, meats and groceries store in Montrose, Colorado. The store is housed in a two story brick building with battlements, decorative engravings under...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Early street scene in Montrose, Colo.
- Men, horses with harnesses, and a dog are in front of the C. J. Diehl & Son building in Montrose, Colorado. The flat roofed, brick building has a false gable on top below which is a series of decorative engravings that form four separate rows....
- Storefronts--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Iron mike, the artesian well fountain by the corner of the City Hall, Montrose, Colo.
- City Hall, in Montrose, Colorado, stands behind, "Iron Mike," a drinking foundation fed by an artesian well. The piece features a street lamp atop a doric column, a four-sided pedestal base with decorative engravings, and a drinkig fountain on each...
- Drinking fountains--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1950.; Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1950.
- [between 1926 and 1950]
- Calf branding
- Cowboys brand calves in a corral in probably Wyoming. A cowboy on a horse ropes a calf, and men in hats, boots and gloves restrain calves on the ground. Cowboys sit nearby on a fence.
- Calves--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cattle branding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Corrals--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Branding a maverick
- Cowboys on horseback rope a steer, and two men brand the steer, in a corral in probably Wyoming. One man restrains the steer's head on the ground. Men in cowboy hats sit on the fence.
- Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cattle branding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Corrals--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Eleeta Webb
- Studio bust portrait of Eleeta Ellanora Webb, salutatorian of the senior class at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Webb has curled bangs and she wears her hair pinned up in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice has a ribbon striped band collar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Webb, Eleeta E. (Eleeta Ellanora); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Maggie J. Banta
- Studio bust portrait of Maggie Josephine Banta, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Banta has curled bangs and she wears her hair pinned up in a coronet twist. Her fitted dress bodice has a neat row of buttons, and a velvet band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Banta, Maggie J. (Maggie Josephine); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Laura E. Bates
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Eva Bates, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bates has curled bangs and her hair is styled up in a coronet twist. She wears drop earrings, and a lace or brocade shawl draped in a swag between her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bates, Laura E. (Laura Eva); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Charles Black
- Studio bust portrait of Charles Fremont Black, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Black has sideburns and his short hair is parted on the side. He wears a coat, vest, and a checkered bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Black, Charles Fremont.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Ralph W. Botler
- Studio bust portrait of Ralph Warland Botler, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Botler's short hair is parted in the middle. He wears a wool coat, a tie, and a shirt with a band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Botler, Ralph W. (Ralph Warland); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Myra A. Clinton
- Studio bust portrait of Myra Adeline Clinton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Clinton's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a dress with square buttons, lace lapel panels on either side of the enclosure, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Clinton, Myra A. (Myra Adeline); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mary Evalyn Corwin
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Evalyn Corwin, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Profile view shows her layered, curled bangs and her coronet twist hairstyle. Corwin wears a multi-strand pearl choker necklace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Corwin, Mary Evalyn.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Helen Turner Creswell
- Studio bust portrait of Helen Turner Creswell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Creswell's bangs are curled and her hair is done in a coronet twist on top of her head. Her dress bodice has ribbon panels on either side of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Creswell, Helen Turner.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Young woman
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is styled in a coronet twist with curled bangs. She wears a loose lace collar tied high on her neck and draped down in the front.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Minnie Fitzgerald
- Studio bust portrait of Minnie Antoinette Fitzgerald, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Fitzgerald's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is probably pulled back, and trimmed short above her ears. Her dress has striped or...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Fitzgerald, Minnie Antoinette.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- H.B. Hobart
- Studio bust portrait of Henry Barker Hobart, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hobart's short hair is parted on the side. He wears a morning coat and a shirt with an upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hobart, H. B. (Henry Barker); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- George Henry
- Studio bust portrait of George Henry, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Henry's short hair is parted on the side. He wears a wool coat and vest, a cravat with a tie stud, and a gold watch fob.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Henry, George, b. ca. 1868.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Horace Phelps
- Studio bust portrait of Alfred Horace Phelps, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Phelps wears his hair parted on the side, and he wears a coat and a patterned cravat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Phelps, Alfred Horace.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Fort Snelling and the Valley of the Minnesota
- View of Fort Snelling (Hennepin County), Minnesota; the fortification is on a bluff above the Mississippi River.
- Fort Snelling (Minn.)--1880-1890.; Mississippi River--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Minnesota--Fort Snelling--1880-1890.; Rivers--Mississippi River--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Bagley, James M 1837-1910
- The life and times of Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Republican candidate for the vice-presidency.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 4, 1911 January 21
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 15, 1911 April 8
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 49, 1911 December 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1909 March 13
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 5 and 6, 1924 May-June
- History of Denver
- Lynching of Duggan in Denver fight of photographers for view of remains.
- Reproduction of an A. P. Proctor engraving of a scene after the lynching of Sanford C. Duggan, murderer and fugitive, Cherry Street, Denver. The dead man hangs from a rope noose thrown around a leaveless cottonwood tree. A policeman breaks up a...
- Murderers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fugitives from justice--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Lynchings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Duggan, Sanford C.
- [between 1868 and 1870]
- Missouri City, Spring Gulch, Quartz Hill, Navada Gulch, and part of Central City
- Engraving of Missouri City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows cabins, stages, trees, and pointed mountains. Also called Missouri Flats, this short lived gold town burst into existence in 1860.
- Missouri City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Missouri City--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Quartz Hill and Nevadaville
- Reproduction of an engraving of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of dwellings, commercial buildings, and mining facilities. Mines include: Pease-Kansas, Missouri La Crosse-Burroughs, Berryman-Kansas, Illinois Phil'a and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Interior of an Estufa, New Mexico
- Reproduction of a drawing by Capt. S. Eastman from a sketch by R. H. Kern, shows the interior of a kiva including: Native Americans standing and sitting on benches, a drum, a fire pit, and a ladder.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; New Mexico--1880-1900.; Kivas--New Mexico--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sioux gathering wild rice
- Native American Sioux in canoes gather wild rice growing in water.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Canoes--1850-1860.; Harvesting--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Sun Dance
- Native American Sioux Sun Dance, a man with his chest skin attached, with sinew, to a pole, drummers, and spectators.
- Dakota Indians--1840-1860.; Indians of North America--1840-1860.; Ceremonial dancers--1840-1860.; Sun dance--1840-1860.
- [1851?]
- Dakota village
- Shows a Native American Sioux tepee village along a river surrounded by rolling hills.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Indian encampments--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Dakota arts & customs
- Shows a Native American Sioux quiver, tobacco pouches, rattles, drums, mystery whistle, deerskin flute, and a war whistle.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1850-1860.; Quivers--1850-1860.; Drums--1850-1860.; Flutes--1850-1860.; Musical instruments--1850-1860.; Rattles--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Sioux pipes
- Native American Sioux peace pipes or calumets decorated with feathers, and bird, animal, and human figures.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Calumets--1850-1860.; Tobacco pipes--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Dakota knives, war clubs and tomahawks
- Illustrations of Native American Sioux knives, war clubs, tomahawks and calumets.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Clubs (Weapons)--1850-1860.; Calumets--1850-1860.; Knives--1850-1860.; Tomahawks--1850-1860.
- [1851?]