Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Public Library 1928 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 1928. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 7 and 8, 1928 July-August
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 F
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- Finger Rock on the Moffat Road
- Volcanic rock formation, Finger Rock, between Yampa and Toponas, Colorado, reached via Denver and Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern and Pacific); shows actual rock formation on east side of standard gauge tracks in Yampa Valley,...
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 27, 1912 July 6
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- Denver Public Library 1992 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 1992.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Theresa, Felix
- Two young children identified as Theresa and Felix Lopez stand in the yard of a long adobe house probably in southern Colorado. Theresa wears a striped one piece jumpsuit with a blouse, her hair is braided and pulled up on her head. Her brother,...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Boys.; Adobe buildings.; Lopez, Felix--Pictorial works.; Lopez, Theresa--Picxtorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a mother and infant
- Studio bust portrait of a woman and a baby. The woman has an upswept hairstyle and wears a striped shirtwaist with a bertha collar and a broach pinned to the high neck. The baby smiles and wears a white dress with a lace band on the full skirt, and...
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mary Elitch Long
- A portrait of Mary Elitch Long. Her dress is brown and red velvet and has a wide gathered white lace collar, square neckline, standing square collar, bustle, gold and brown brocade, stomacher, cuffs, half sleeves with ruffle and frill cuffs. She...
- Long, Mary Elitch.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand with a string tied around one finger. Text includes: "Remember Mr. Taxpayer Vote Nov. 6th. Against The Automatic Telephone Franchise."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Horse Shoe Curve, Chattanooga
- View of Horse Shoe Curve of Silverton Railroad with tracks, the Otto Mear's Toll Road and frame building, Chattanooga, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chattanooga (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chattanooga--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hurlburt [sic] Gate, Water Works Park, Detroit
- A man walks near Hurlbut Memorial Gate in Water Works Park, Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The monument is adorned with scroll figures and a dome topped with a stone eagle.
- Hurlbut, Chauncy--Monuments.; Detroit (Mich.)--1890-1910.; Water Works Park (Detroit, Mich.)--1890-1910.; Gates--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1910.; Parks--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Cypress Tree, Carmel Bay, Calif.
- A twisted Cypress tree stands on a rocky slope near Carmel Bay in Monterey County, California.
- Carmel Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Monterey County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Monterey County--1870-1900.; Cypresses--California--Monterey County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Santa Cruz, Casino & Sea Beach Hotel
- Women walk on a pier near the Neptune Casino in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The domes of the casino are topped with flags. Probably a bathhouse with second story skylights is at the end of the pier by a beach. A sign over the pier...
- Neptune Casino (Santa Cruz, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.; Casinos--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.;...
- c1905
- Northwest on 15th Street, from Welton Street, during Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- Night view northwest on Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado, shows stars and a knight on a horse illuminated on a wire spanning Fifteenth Street which serve as decorations for the Knights- Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave. American flags and...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. In the foreground are young men, women and children leaning on a chain link fence. They wear a variety of headgear; one woman has a polka-dot knotted scarf hat, another wears a dress of a bold,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Brill, Marty.; Powe, Peggy.; Tabor, Flora.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Eleven firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover bib shirts. Their shirts...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Barre Hill as "Luiz"
- A Central City Play Festival actor poses in eighteenth century military costume, in Central City, Colorado. He wears breeches, a frock coat with a collar and cuffs, a three cornered hat, a ruffled shirt, a ring on his left ring finger, and long...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Gold Hill
- View of a gravestone at the cemetery in Gold Hill (Boulder County), Colorado; features a small stone with an irregular shape and the raised image of a hand with its index finger extended; most of the inscription obscured by tall grass or worn to a...
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gold Hill--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gold Hill--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows a cut stone with a rounded top, cable design along the edges, and a raised representation of a hand with it's finger pointing upward and holding a flower; over the carving are the words: "Our...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Potawatomi weaver
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman who finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She sits on a blanket and holds pieces of yarn and ribbon.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits at a loom and finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The loom consists of textile fibers stretched between two sticks.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Weaving
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a loom on the reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Weaving--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Bald Mountain - near Nevadaville
- View of an arched-pointed gravestone at the cemetery in Bald Mountain, Colorado; features a raised representation of a hand with its index finger pointing upward, above which is inscribed, "Meet me in Heaven;" dedication reads: "Sacred to the...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Potawatomi weaver
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The loom consists of textile fibers stretched between two sticks.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The loom consists of textile fibers stretched between two sticks. A blanket hangs behind her.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi weaver
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman who finger weaves on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She sits on a blanket and holds pieces of yarn and ribbon.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Nederland, Colorado
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Nederland, Colorado, features a curvilinear arch, a raised image of a hand with its index finger pointed upward, and an obscured inscription that reads: "Jennie. Daughter of..." A barbed wire fence is near the stone,...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nederland--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- The Largest park ride in the world the Derby at Lakeside.
- A view of the roller coaster tracks at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The ballroom, tea garden, welcome arch, refreshment stand, and the lake (Lake Rhoda) are shown. Signs in the park read "Ball Room,"...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1940.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Casino and Casino Tower at night, Lakeside Amusement Park
- Nighttime view of the Casino Tower and awnings of the Casino building at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Lightbulbs illuminate the Italianate tower and casino which feature: a dome, curved porches, elaborately...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1940.; Casinos--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1940.; Towers--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- El Patio Ballroom at Lakeside Amusement Park at night
- Nighttime view of the El Patio ballroom at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Lights illuminate a pair of towers, eaves and the gable end of the building where a sign reads: "El Patio Dancing." Staircases lead to the...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Dance halls--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- 1927 May 30
- Campsites at Overland auto camp
- A person walks on a dirt roadway between tents at the Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Behind the tents is a building with a central plaza, towers, and a drive-through entryway.
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- Portrait of two women
- Three-quarter length studio portrait of two women standing in front of a chair made of tree branches, Aspen, Colorado; curly haired woman wears a print dress with embroidery, high collar, and earrings; other woman wears a dress with embroidery down...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Hotel closed and boarded up at Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and straw hat sits outside on the boardwalk of the closed and boarded up "Arrow-Hotel," Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. The two-story false front structure with an apex gable has painted vertical board...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Norville James Jenke, Leadville, Colorado
- Standing three-quarter view studio portrait of Norville James Jenke, Leadville, Colorado. James wears a wool coat with matching vest, pin stripe pants, silk cravat, and a gold band on his little finger. He holds his hat in his left hand and rests...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Jenke, Norville James.
- [1884 July 31]
- Fingerprint and mug shot room
- A clerk presses the inked finger of a man onto a paper at the Denver Police Department offices in the City Hall Building, located at Fourteenth (14th) Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Another man sits at a roll top desk near a...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fingerprints--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 March
- Bird in a gilded cage
- Holding a parakeet on her finger, this female inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, aims a kiss at its beak. A potted philodendron and toothbrush are on the interior sill; bars and screen block the window.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1959
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- View of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Building include the Transportation Building, Horticulture Building, Choral Building, Illinois State Building, Palace of Art's, and...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill, possibly as a young scout, he poses with an unidentified man. They both wear buckskin outfits and cowboy hats, and hold rifles. Buffalo Bill points his finger while the other man aims his rifle at an unseen target....
- Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Military scouts--1860-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1860 and 1876]
- Louie Sitting Bull's wife, Dakota, seated, in Indian clothing with elaborate necklace, full length
- Louie Sitting Bull's wife, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait, wearing earrings, necklaces, shawl around shoulders, studded leather belt around waist with sash, wristband, and ring on finger.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, Louie--Family.
- [188-?]
- Louie Sitting Bull's wife, Dakota, similar view
- Louie Sitting Bull's wife, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing earrings, braided hair, necklaces, studded leather belt around waist and sash, and ring on finger.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, Louie--Family.
- [188-?]
- Nebagaman Chief, standing, wearing war bonnet with horns, 3/4 length
- Nebagaman, Dakota Chief, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing headdress with buffalo horns and feathers trailing down back, necklaces, woven beaded sash across chest with another sash with metal coins across opposite...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Nebagaman.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Crow, similar view
- Unidentified Crow male, 3/4 length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop; wears one feather in hair, earrings, braids wrapped in fur, scarf tied at neck, breastplate, blanket wrapped around waist, ring on finger; holds pipe with leather bag.
- Crow Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Bull Head, Dakota warrior, seated holding peace pipe, 3/4 length
- Bull Head, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait; wearing two feathers in hair, braids wrapped in fur, scarf tied at neck, breastplate, blanket wrapped around waist, holding pipe and weaving attached to pipe, and ring on finger; in charge of...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Bull Head.
- [188-?]
- Biog. Nusbaum, Jesse
- Jesse Nusbaum stands next to a camera tripod and leans his hand on top of it pointing his index finger up. He holds a bag and some film cartridges in his other hand and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears wire-framed glasses and a hat. A cloth...
- Cameras--Colorado--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1920?]
- Biog. Nusbaum, Jesse
- Jesse Nusbaum stands next to a camera tripod and leans his hand on top of it pointing his index finger up. He holds a bag and some film cartridges in his other hand and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears wire-framed glasses and a hat. A cloth...
- Cameras--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1920?]