Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Medical team treats Italian woman
- A Tenth Mountain Division medical team of five bandages the knee and hand of a woman wearing a checked jacket, wool skirt, wool socks and hiking boots. They work in an improvised operating room; instruments are laid out on a packing crate, and the...
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- 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
- Portrait of three men
- Three men, two seated and one standing, pose for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. One man wears high button shoes, a striped suit jacket, and striped vest. He rests one hand on his cheek and holds a broad brimmed hat in the other. One of...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Silversmith
- Shows a Native American male silversmith. He is seated and holds a hammer in one hand over a small anvil, and holds a hand bellows in the other hand. He wears a loose fitted shirt, slacks, head band, silver belt and beaded necklace.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Silverwork--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Westward Ho!
- View of a Romantic painting depicting Westward expansion. Shows pioneers, wagons, horses, women in distress, men with guns on horses, and rugged landscape.
- Paintings--1900-1910.; Pioneers--1830-1900.; Westward movement--1830-1900.
- c1904
- Fort Point, Cal.
- Waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point located at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fortification features small slit windows and beveled corners decorated with contrasting white stone.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Carriage from Stonewall to Trinidad
- A group of passengers stand outside the J.W. Shouse General Store in Stonewall (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man identified as Jim Ryan sits in the drivers seat of the Trinidad and Stonewall carriage. Women and children sit in the passenger...
- Stonewall (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- George L. Beam
- Self portrait of George Lytle Beam shows the photographer sitting under a canvas shelter which is tied between two trees. He uses a hand- held Eastman rollfilm Stereo Kodak with a release cord stretched from his left hand.
- Cameras--1910-1920.; Photographers--1910-1920.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- Summer 1918
- Harry Rhoads with others in front of a working mine
- Six miners and Harry Rhoads pose in front of an unidentified mine tunnel, Colorado. A dog is on the timbers over the door, Rhoads holds a string in his hand to trigger the camera's shutter.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Green River, Utah
- View of Green River, Grand County, Utah; shows people, cars, the roof of the Palmer Hotel, and storefronts with signs: "Second Hand Store All Kinds of Second Hand Furniture and Household Goods. Bought. Sold. Exchanged.," "Rooms 50 (cents) and Up,"...
- Green River (Utah)--1920-1930.
- 1920
- "Loma" a prosperous Indian farmer
- Standing portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Loma Joscum. He stands in the entryway of a tepee shielding his eyes with his right hand. In his left hand he holds a rifle. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breech cloth,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Farmers--1900-1910.; Joscum, Loma.
- 1907
- Venus by St. George Stanley, Teller House
- A fresco of Venus is painted in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. The nude stands on a pedestal recessed in a darkened arch. She leans against a rock with her left hand, holding a cloth. She is holding an apple in her right hand and...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Venus (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Royal Gorge
- Royal Gorge, granite canyon of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge passenger train runs along river; hanging suspension bridge in distance above river; hand drawn toll bridge at top of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Arkansas River--1920-1940.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Mountain Trail. Bakers Park
- A pack burro is a a trail on a high cliff near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Trails--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Fremont Pass
- View of snow covered Fremont Pass with Colorado and Southern railroad tracks, Lake County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Fremont Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Rock formations
- View of a dirt road and two rock formations that resemble human heads, Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The walls of the canon Grand River
- View of Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. The Colorado River, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks, telegraph poles, and wooden posts are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- 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
- Troops homebound by ship
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill the entire frame, except for a small triangle of water in the upper right corner; troops are returning by ship to the U.S.A. All are in uniform, most wear helmets and some wear life vests. Some are reading, some...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Explosive hits Germans near Monte della Spe
- High explosives hit German-held positions in the shadow of Monte della Spe, Italy, which is hidden by smoke. Taken during the Tenth Mountain Division's third major battle on either April 14th or 15th, 1945.
- Monte della Spe (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- Field artillery observation crew
- Group portrait of eleven members of the field artillery observation crew attached to the Tenth Mountain Division in front of a plane at an airfield in Italy.
- Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Village of Gaggio-Montano, Italy
- View of Gaggio-Montano, Italy, on the south east slopes of Monte Belvedere, which was a target during the Tenth Mountain Division's battle for Belvedere. Shows the town's major landmark, a rock formation with a chapel on top, and a church with a...
- Gaggio Montano (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February 1945]
- Billie Garnett aka Billie Hunter
- Billie Garnett, alias "Billie Hunter," poses for a full-length portrait while wearing a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bone. He holds his right hand on the gun in his holster and holds a round shield with feathers on it in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Garnett, William, ßd 1855-1928.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Actors at the Central City Opera House
- Photograph of two actors in a scene from a play. The taller actor on the left is wearing a top hat, a waitcoat, a light-colored jacket with dark lapels, checkered trousers, and black, leather shoes. He has a full, graying beard, is holding a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- A.E. Sheible, Jimmy Thomas, Joe Hart
- Albert E. Scheibel, secretary for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands with Jimmy Thomas and Joe Hart in the bleachers of a grandstand for the show at Earl's Court in England. Thomas rests his foot on a bleacher next to a basket with a sign...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Hart, Joe.; Scheibel, Albert.; Thomas, Jimmy.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two small wood construction houses in Georgetown, Colorado, the home of the Hermit of Georgetown. Both buildings have gable roofs: the one on the left has the entrance in the long side, and the one on the right has the entrance in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1978?]
- Buffalo Bill, center
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the rear platform of a railroad business car holding a newspaper in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. He wears a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. A man stands behind him on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central City Opera House interior
- A man and a woman are at the base of the carpeted staircase in the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The woman, who wears a dark evening gown and a hat, sits on an upholstered bench in front of a doorway, holdings the man's hand....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Stairways--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Ernest McChesney and Dorothy Lunt
- Two actors, a man and a woman, from the Central City Play Festival examine an antique safe set into a hillside. The safe is rectangular and has etchings on the door. The woman wears a dress and holds a wooden stick in her left hand with her right...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lunt, Dorothy.; McChesney, Ernest.
- 1933
- The Snowy Range from Mont Alto, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company narrow gauge tracks in Left Hand Canyon near Mont Alto Park in Boulder County, Colorado. Left Hand Creek is beside tracks, and dirt wagon roads on hillsides probably include Gold Hill...
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Left Hand Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Left Hand Creek (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder...
- [1901?]
- Marshall Rising Hand, Mark Sitting Spider, Jim Sweetgrass
- Portrait of three North American Indian (Sioux) men, Marshall Rising Hand, Mark Setting Spider and Jim Sweetgrass. The men all wear feather headdresses, beaded or fringed leggings and beaded moccasins. Two wear hair pipe breast plates. Marshall...
- Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America.--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress.; Headdresses.; Rising Hand, Marshall.; Setting Spider, Mark.; Sweetwater, Jim.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver Public Library 1929 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 1929. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Slide mine, Gold Hill, Colo.
- View of the first Slide mill on the south side of Left Hand Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. It is perched on the side of a steep hill with a large tailings pile above it and to the side. In the 1930s, the sixty foot timber wall of the mine's...
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Left Hand Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890?
- Pioneer trails and scenes of the central Rocky Mountains region
- Map of the trails and landmarks in the Rocky Mountain region used by the pioneers in the westward migration shows Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, and Mormon Trail routes. Lettering reads: "1. Buffaloes roamed the plains east of the Rocky Mountains....
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Overland Trails--1840-1870.; West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Maps--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1840-1870.
- 1933
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 13, 1912 March 30
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 9, 1914 February 14
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 3 and 4, 1922 March-April
- Portrait of a young man and a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl and a young man. The girl wears a light colored dress with botanical decorations, earrings, and holds a hat in her hand. She stands on an upholstered chair with her arm resting on the arm of the young man. He wears a...
- Girls--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses with his hand resting on a carved stone column prop. He wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button and holds a cigar in his hand. His hair is parted in the middle and he has a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses with his hand resting on a rustic wooden bench. He wears a short overcoat, bowler hat, and neck tie. His other hand rests behind his back. Shows an ornate backdrop and drape.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Assay office interior
- Interior view of an assay office and laboratory in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows laboratory equipment, chemical glassware, tools, typewriter, desk, rotating chair, stools, closet, lamps, cabinets, workbench, funnels and a brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Laboratories--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman and a girl
- Studio portrait of a woman and her daughter who pose near a rustic wooden fence prop. The young girl wears a plaid dress and matching hat with a feather. She rests her hand on her mother's neck. The woman wears a bold check and dot patterned...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a plump woman
- Studio portrait of a plump woman who poses with her hand resting on an upholstered chair. She wears a fitted bodice that buttons up the front and a lace scarf at her neck. She holds a hat with feathers and ribbons in one hand and rests the other on...
- Obesity--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man is seated in a chair and his hands rest in his lap. He wears a suit jacket, vest and neck tie. A watch chain and fob dangle from his vest. He wears a full...
- Beards--1890-1900.; Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who leans slightly forward and holds a card in her hand. She wears a dress decorated with pleats on the front, around the shoulders, and at the high neck line. Her hair is pulled up loosely on top of her head. The card in...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man and a boy
- Studio portrait of a seated man and a boy. The man wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a vest and neck tie. One hand rests in his lap. The young boy is perched on the arm of the chair and his hand rests casually on the man's shoulder....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]