Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- Entrance, Denver Turnverein also known as the German House
- View of the front entrance of the Denver Turnverein (1921; George L. Bettcher, architect), also known as the German House, a German social and athletic club, at 1570 Clarkson Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver Turnverein (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Clubs.; Doors & doorways.; Denver Turnverein (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Denver Turnverein also known as the German House
- View of the Denver Turnverein (1921; George L. Bettcher, architect), also known as the German House, a German social and athletic club, at 1570 Clarkson Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Spanish revival style...
- Denver Turnverein (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Clubs.; Denver Turnverein (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Lt. General von Senger (left foreground) discussing surrender terms with Maj. Gen. Hays and B.G. Don Carlton [sic], 5th Army, Verona, Italy.
- German Lt. General Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, commander of the German 14th Panzer Corps; 10th Mountain Division commander, Major General George P. Hays; and Brigadier-General Don Emerson Carleton, Chief of Staff 5th Army, Italy, discuss the...
- World War, 1939-1945--German--Surrenders.; Verona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Generals--American--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Generals--German--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Surrenders--German--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Carleton, Don Emerson, 1899-1977.;...
- 1945 May 3
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- German cuirassier
- A group of German cavalrymen rides down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The men wear helmets and cuirassiers and carry flags. One man...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--German--1900-1910.; Military uniforms--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Gen. Hays questions captured German general
- General George P. Hays (left) questions Lt. General Hildebrandt of the Marco Polo Division of the German Army at Tenth Mountain Division headquarters on Lake Garda, Italy, May 1945. They sit in Gen. Hays' office; four soldiers look on, including...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; Hays, George J.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 9 and 10, 1927 September-October
- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Two German prisoners with group of 10th Mountain Division soldiers on an Italian Road
- A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers stay low on an Italian road in the middle of open fields. Centered in the image, two German soldiers stand in front of a tall American soldier who has hold of the arm of one German while five...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Prisoners of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy 1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Guarding German prisoners
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier guards two german prisoners. All three sit in the middle of the woods with an Italian town in the distance. Deeper in the woods more German prisoners and GIs are visible; leaves in bud on trees.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Italy 1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Denver Public Library 1935 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 1935. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- German colors
- American and German flags and bunting decorate the German American Trust building, 17th (Seventeenth) and Lawrence Streets, during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. The office of Doctor Macamuli, Physician and Surgeon, is on the second...
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]
- German American trust
- American and German flags and bunting decorate the German American Trust building, 17th (Seventeenth) and Lawrence Streets, during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. The office of Doctor Macamuli, Physician and Surgeon, is on the second...
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [June 1913]
- Dumont's Boarding House - the German House - in Idaho Springs about 1900.
- View in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of the German House (owned by the Dumont family in 1901) and several men, women and children standing in front of it; building constructed of horizontal clapboard with two doors (one open with electric light over...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Gen. Hays questions German Lt. Gen. Hildebrandt
- General George P. Hays (left) questions Lt. General Hildebrandt of the Marco Polo Division of the German Army (with glasses) at Tenth Mountain Division headquarters on Lake Garda, Italy, May 1945. The generals sit in Gen. Hays' office, seven...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George J.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- German self propeld gun
- Shows the scene after one of the Tenth Mountain Division's battles in an Italian hill town. A German tank is in front of a shelled stone building. A dead soldier is lying on the ground perpendicular to the tank; rubble, refuse and fallen branches...
- Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; War casualties--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast, probably German soldiers, pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear metal helmets with birds on their tops and light-colored uniforms. They also wear cuirassiers covering their chests....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Colorado. German
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Colorado Post german
- F. B. & L. Block, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Fairley Brothers and Lampman Block Building, 300 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this three-story brick commercial building has rock-faced stone quoins, storefront windows with displays of merchandise and goods, recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- German prisoners transported to POW cages in their own vehicles
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division escort German prisoners of war in trucks in Italy during the Italian campaign of World War II.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners--German--Italy--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Prisoners of war--German--Italy--1940-1950.; Trucks--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1945]
- Gen. Hays VI day, Lake Garda
- General George P. Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy speaks into a microphone at the shores of Lake Garda to annonouce the Victory in Italy over the German Army. Eight other staff members stand near. In background the mountains...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 2, 1945
- "Punchboard Hill" and the road to Abetaia, Italy
- Small sector of "Punchboard Hill" site of a heavy German artillery barage. From here troops of the Tenth Mountain Division launched an attack on German positions in the towns of Monte Della Piella, Della Vedetta, and Pietra Colora. The road in the...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- 75mm. pack howitzers in action along Lake Garda, Italy
- The Tenth Mountain Division drove German troops ahead of them along the east shore road of Lake Garda and harrassed German truck convoys that were moving north along the west shore road by firing at them with either tanks or 75 mm. pack howitzers.
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Staff conference at north end of Lake Garda, Italy
- German resistance against the Tenth Mountain Division was strongest at the tunnels and cliffs along the north end of Lake Garda. German troops held out for several days against the 86th Regiment. The staff conference pictured is figuring out a...
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Torre Iussi: "Hell on Earth"
- Torre Iussi controlled the approaches to Hill 903 and was strongly defended by German troops. It was a major objective for troops of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 1st Battalion. The battle for it lasted all day April 14, 1945; on...
- Monte Sinistro (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Torre Iussi (Italy)
- April 1945
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Manual Annual: 1908
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1908.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1908
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the stained glass window, tympanum, and portico of the All Saints Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. The 1890 church was designed by James Murdoch, an important Denver architect during the late 19th and early 20th...
- All Saints Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.); Chapel of Our Merciful Savior (Denver, Colo.); Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver.; Religious facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.); Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- Undated
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the All Saints Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. The 1890 church was designed by James Murdoch, an important Denver architect during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its Victorian German style reflects...
- All Saints Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.); Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver.; Religious facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.); Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the stained glass window, tympanum, portico, and bell tower of the All Saints Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. The 1890 church was designed by James Murdoch, an important Denver architect during the late 19th...
- All Saints Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.); Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver.; Religious facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.); Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- History of Denver
- Albatros C-3
- View of a German Albatros C-III airplane in a hangar; crosses are painted on the fuselage and tail.
- Albatros C.III (Bomber)--1910-1920.; Biplanes--German--1910-1920.; Bombers--German--1910-1920.
- 1915
- German Congregational Church E44th at Lincoln
- View of the German Congregational Church at 44th (Forty Fourth) and Lincoln Streets in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a belfry, arched door, and stone trim. Snow covers the ground.
- German Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- German Methodist Episcopal Church - Arapahoe, NW corner 18th
- View of the German Methodist Episcopal Church at 18th (Eighteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado; features gothic arched windows, ornate crosses, a square tower, and spire.
- German Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- German National Bank
- The top of a telephone pole with ten pin cross arms waits to be tipped into place at the corner of Larimer and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Another pole sits ready to be winched into place on 16th Street. Signs read: "German...
- German National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Thirteen German Prisoners on Italian Road
- Thirteen German prisoners march toward the camera on a small road in Italy. They carry one of their number on a stretcher. Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers watch over the group. In the background are open fields lined with barbed wire...
- Prisoners of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Western History Subject Index
- German company
- Western History Subject Index
- Germans in Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Germans in Denver
- 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
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Fisher's Sub thru E.F. Hallacks: German National Bank Addition un-marked block
- German Methodist Episcopal Church 2501 California St.
- View of Agape Christian Church, located at 2501 California Street (25th Street and California) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, following restoration. The Gothic Revival-style church was built in 1887 as Denver's First German...
- Agape Christian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Churches.; Agape Christian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; African American churches--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Church...
- 1990
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 14, 1910 April 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 36, 1911 September 2