Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Wood carving of the Four Freedoms
- Photograph of a wood carving depiction of the Four Freedoms by James Gertin, an African-American (Black) student, at Manual Training High School in Denver, Colorado. "The Four Freedoms" is carved at the top of the piece. A radio microphone...
- African Americans--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wood carvings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Hungarian Freedom Park, Hungarian Freedom Uprising Memorial
- Hungarian Freedom and Alamo Placita Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The formal Italian gardens of the Alamo Placita Park section were designed to be viewed...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Memorials.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
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- Hungarian Freedom Park
- Hungarian Freedom and Alamo Placita Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The formal Italian gardens of the Alamo Placita Park section were designed to be viewed...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- Hungarian Freedom Park Benedict Fountain
- Hungarian Freedom and Alamo Placita Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The formal Italian gardens of the Alamo Placita Park section were designed to be viewed...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Fountains.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
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- Alamo Placita Park historic planting plan
- Photograph of the historic planting plan for the Alamo Placita Park located in Denver, Colorado. Alamo Placita and Hungarian Freedom Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- Alamo Placita Park
- Photograph of Alamo Placita Park located in Denver, Colorado. Alamo Placita and Hungarian Freedom Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The formal Italian gardens...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- Alamo Placita Park
- Photograph of Alamo Placita Park located in Denver, Colorado. Alamo Placita and Hungarian Freedom Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The formal Italian gardens...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- Alamo Placita Park
- Photograph of homes located near Alamo Placita Park located in Denver, Colorado. Alamo Placita and Hungarian Freedom Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- Western History Subject Index
- Freedom train
- Western History Subject Index
- Crusade-for freedom
- Benedict Fountain, Hungarian Freedom Park
- View of Benedict Fountain in Hungarian Freedom Park (formerly Arlington Park) located on Speer Boulevard, bounded by First Avenue and Clarkson Street, in the Speer neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The fountain is three tiered with lions resting on...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fountains.; Parks.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- Central City
- View, from the Freedom Mine dump, of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado and nearby mines.
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Central City
- View, from the Freedom Mine dump, of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado and nearby mines.
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Casey Avenue, Central City
- A view of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows wood-frame buildings and mining operations on the hillsides. The Gilpin Tramway is seen in the distance on Winnebago Hill near the Freedom Mine.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View looking east toward Central City, Colorado and the dirt road, Casey Avenue. The avenue is surrounded on both sides by clapboard houses. The Freedom mine sits on the barren ridge in the background as the Gilpin Tramway, identifiable by the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Dedication exercises, East High School.
- Program for the dedication of the East High School building on Colfax and Elizabeth Street in Denver, Colorado.
- High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 September 25
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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.)
- 1944 February 17
- Western History Subject Index
- Crusade for freedom
- Western History Subject Index
- Crusade for freedom
- Western History Subject Index
- Crusade for freedom
- Western History Subject Index
- Crusade for freedom
- Poster "Freedom of Fear"
- A World War II poster made by the United States Government Printing Office. The poster is print of a painting by Norman Rockwell. The image is of a father and mother as they tuck their two children in to bed. The text reads: "Ours...to fight for...
- World War, 1939-1945--Posters.
- 1943
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- Dedication Sunday : December 4, 1938
- Booklet created to celebrate the Dedication of the new First Baptist Church in 1938. Booklet covers the construction of the new building.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1938 December 4
- 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
- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- The Coloradan: Vol. II No. 3
- Article and front cover of The Coloradan, pertaining to First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 May 1
- Park Hill Topics Volume 9 No. 37
- Juneteenth '82: A celebration program
- Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, Red Feather Lake, Colo.
- View of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya located at the Shambhala Mountain Center, 151 Shambhala Way, Red Feather Lake, Colo. This example of Buddhist religious architecture is located in a six-hundred-acre mountain valley retreat in the Rocky...
- Stūpas--Colorado--2000-2010.; Red Feather Lake (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Great Stupa of Dharmakaya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Stūpas--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Red Feather Lake (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Aerial view of Gregory Gulch and Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows "The Gilpin Hotel" and "Stroehle Sheet Iron Works" on Main Street, houses, the Presbyterian Church and the school house on Bates Hill, and commercial buildings on Gregory...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.; Hotels.; Presbyterian churches.; Schools.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ludlow Monument
- View of the Ludlow Memorial, erected in memory of the Ludlow Massacre, near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a statue of a man, woman and child. The inscription on the monument reads: "In Memory of the Men, Women and Children Who Lost...
- United Mine Workers of America--Facilities--1910-1930.; Ludlow Memorial (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- Casey Ave. Central City
- Panoramic view of Casey Street in Central City, which is above the road that leads to Blackhawk. Central City is on far left; Mountain City is on the far right. The street is flanked by one and two-story clapboard houses and a few trees. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]]
- Warren Branch
- Interior view of the Warren Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; women read and browse by a poster board sign: "The Freedom We Defend" with a depiction of an eagle. Bookshelves, arched windows, and an...
- Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch--1940-1950.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Liberty--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Interior of Woodbury Library
- Interior view of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; men and women read by bookshelves, and a boy stands at a table with cookies, plates, and a flower arrangement. Poster board...
- Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Events--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940?
- 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
- Ready for the handcuffs
- Inmates of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, extend their hands to a man with handcuffs. A man on a horse looks on; a lariat hangs from his saddle.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Pullman Co. car
- Observation car "Central Plains" on the Freedom Train. Photographed: at Denver, Colo., May 23, 1948.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Pullman Company.
- 1948
- This is a full train coming from mines to the ore mills - stamp mills
- A view of an Gilpin Tramway ore train as it passes the Freedom Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado. A man stands on one of the cars as the train travels down the mountain.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Ore...
- 1890
- Central City, Colo., streets, Eureka
- The large Gilpin County Courthouse and St. James Methodist Church face Eureka Street in the right midground in Central City, Colorado. The courthouse was built between 1899 and 1900. St. James was reportedly built on the site of the first...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado prison break
- Laying inside of a soft top truck after his 1947 escape and recapture from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, John Smalley is flanked by crouching men in winter coats. The interior dashboard has "Willy's" embossed in the center over gauges.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smalley, John.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Black Hawk and Central City showing gulch mining on North Clear Creek, Roosevelt Forest
- View northwest of Gregory Gulch, in Black Hawk, Colorado. Gilpin Hotel and train depot in near foreground. Bates Hill with narrow gauge track on near left. View up Gregory Gulch of central business district; mining operations up the hill. ...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roosevelt National Forest (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Gregory Gulch, East of Central City, Colorado
- View looking east over Gregory Gulch outside of Central City, Colorado; shows telegraph posts lining the street, wood-frame houses along the road, and a run-down structure with no roof. A road traverses the side of the hill past several mines. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Gregory Gulch, Mountain City, and Blackhawk
- View looking down the hill on Gregory Gulch, outside of Central City, Colorado. Mountain City is on the right side of the photograph. Part of Blackhawk is visible on the left side of the image. Highway 119 winds its way through the photograph,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.) -- 1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1930 and 1940?]
- Loretto nun
- Women look on as a Sister of Loretto nun fills out a form at Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado.
- Loretto Heights College--People--1950-1960.; Sisters of Loretto--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Nuns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950 September 21
- Boy at DPL branch with Black History books
- An African American teenager stands near a display of books for Black History Week at an unidentified branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado. He wears a jacket and a turtle neck shirt and holds a book titled: "A Glorious Age in...
- Denver Public Library--1960-1970.; African Americans--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Books.; Interiors.; Teenagers.; Black History Week.
- [between 1967 and 1970?]