Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Public Library 1933 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 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Thornburg [sic] battle ground monument
- Diptych shows images of road leading to battleground and an automobile parked by the sandstone monument commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- 1936 September 7
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Wooden ladders and catwalks made of logs roped to cliff walls are in Gore Canyon beside the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. The equipment was used by a Denver & Salt Lake survey crew.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 Jun.]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Men, members of a Denver & Salt Lake railroad survey crew, hold ropes and walk across catwalks made of logs secured with rope above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. Men wear pants tucked into tall boots, jackets and hats....
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 June]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Men, members of a survey crew for the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, stand on a rock cliff above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. Men wear pants, boots, jackets and hats. Shows a catwalk made of logs supported with ropes.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 June]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- A member of a Denver & Salt Lake Railroad survey crew sits on a rock on a steep cliff above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. A rope beside the man extends into the canyon.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Railroad construction &...
- [1905 June]
- Gore Canon, Grand River
- View of log catwalks roped to cliff walls in Gore Canyon beside the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. The equipment was used by a survey crew.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- 1905 June
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin: Commemorative of the Burning of the Mortgage and of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Church
- Booklet produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Church. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, a detailed account of its financial history, a program for that day's...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin
- Commemorative program for the burning of the mortgage and fortieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- The city of hay stacks, Sidney, near Steamboat Springs
- View of Mayer Ranch, Sidney, Routt County, Colorado, with North Park Range of the Continental Divide. Haystacks and cattle surround the ranch house and outbuildings.
- Sidney (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.
- between 1908 and 1909
- Prospector's cabin near Slavonia
- View of a dilapidated log cabin among trees and rocky hillsides, near Slavonia (Routt County), Colorado.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Routt County--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Hayden, Routt County, Colorado Sage Creek coal fields
- View overlooking the agricultural community of Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County. An iron bridge crosses the Yampa River. Haystacks dot the field next to the town.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1905]
- Western History Subject Index
- Hoklas, Mrs. Henry
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- Leadville residence
- This view of a carpenter gothic two story house in Leadville, Colorado features a side gable with a one story addition on the back, a wood shingle roof, a brick chimney, a stone foundation and two second story window dormers cut into the roofline....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Founts (?) and Ben Jr., Twin Lakes
- Interior view of a parlor in Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows a woman, boy, man, rocking chairs, piano, oil lamps, framed art, fans, and a bookshelf.
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Twin Lakes house, T. F. Van Wagener
- View, Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows women, girls, a man, a frame house, and a picket fence.
- Van Wagener, Theo F.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Twin Lakes, Colorado
- View of Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows a frame hotel with antlers in the gable and a sign: "Inter-Laken."
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Three firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose against a painted backdrop in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners and judges on a platform with sledge hammers and tools. Probably Fred C. Dopp, kneels and holds the spike. Men, women, and children crowd the area;...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Dopp,...
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners on a platform with sledge hammers and tools. The man who holds the sledge hammer is possibly Fred C. Dopp. Men, women, and children crowd the area;...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners on a platform with sledge hammers, a scale, and tools. Men, women, and children crowd the area; the American National Bank is in the background,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Routt county
- Several miners work a gold placer mine near Hahns Peak, Routt County, Colorado. Four men use hydraulic nozzles (monitors), fitted with rock counterbalances. Shows men with shovels, a wheelbarrow, and on horseback. One man wears a suit and hat,...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gold Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1870-1880.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1870-1880.
- [1870-1880?]
- Colorado miners
- Four miners pose with a wheelbarrow full of ore, Routt County, Colorado. The hillside behind them has been cut away.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Routt County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1870-1890.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Routt County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Daniel & Fisher flag
- View of the Daniels and Fisher Stores Company, in Denver, Colorado, draped in a United States flag.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Patriotism--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1907?]
- Emmett Mine Leadville
- Guarding Emmett Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during mining labor disputes, a man wears a blanket, pistol, holster, and ammunition belt. He holds a drop-block carbine rifle with bayonet; mine processing buildings and tailing piles are in...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- Idaho Springs, Colo. toward Empire and Berthoud Pass
- View looking west of Idaho Springs, Colorado, of the Natatorium (bath house) in the foreground along Soda Creek road; features the central business district, electric utility poles, schoolhouse, Bellevue Mountain, Clear Creek Valley, Colorado...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Union Depot, Denver, Colo.
- View of Union Station, in Denver, Colorado after a fire. Shows damage and the railroad yard.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Routt County
- Miners pose indoors with dogs in Routt County, Colorado. Newspaper clippings and posters cover the walls.
- Cabins--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Commodore Mines Creede, Colo.
- A miner on horseback poses on the road to the shafthouses of the Commodore Mines near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Buckets on the aerial tramway are nearby.
- Commodore Mine (Creede County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cowboy camp
- View of men, tents, a chuckwagon, and camping gear.
- Chuckwagons--1880-1900.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Tents--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- City Park
- View of the Spanish War Memorial in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A woman and girl kneel near the greenery covered gazebo. The park pavilion is in the distance.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Monuments--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- New pavilion and lake at City Park
- View of the pavilion near City Park (Ferril) Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building has towers with tile roofs and an arcade. Men and women sit on benches near the building. A horse-drawn buggy and...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Indian Scout statue City Park
- View of the 'Indian Scout' statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor, depicts a Native American (tribe unknown) who holds a spear while on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Union Smelting Co. Leadville, Colo.
- Six views of the Union Smelting Company smelter at Leadville including exterior views of complex or iron buildings with iron and brick smokestacks and interior views with men, machinery and inner building structures, Leadville, Colorado.
- Union Smelting Co. (Leadville, Colo.)--Public relations--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Corona, Colorado, interior of snowshed
- Passengers stand next to the covered train depot at Rollins Pass, in Corona (Grand County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway are in the foreground. The depot is constructed of logs, and the roof of the snowshed is...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--Facilities--1900-1920.; Corona (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Clothesline in snowbanks
- View of a deep cut made through snowbanks to reach a clothesline in Leadville, Colorado. The clothesline is constructed of a post with a cross-T board and lines. Snowcovered evergreens and a two story house's rooftop are in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Clothesline in snowbanks
- View of a cut made through snowbanks in order to reach a clothesline in Leadville, Colorado. The clothesline is constructed of a post with a cross-T board and four lines. A snow-covered evergreen is behind the post. A two story house, possibly the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Follett House
- Exterior view of the lower portion of the Follett house on West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado shows a two story, front gable house with clapboard siding with contrasting trim boards, corner inset door with stained glass and front bay window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Cowboy sculpture, City Park
- View of "The Cowboy" a sculpture by Alexander Phimister (A.P.) Proctor in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows a man on a horse.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Follett House on West 8th
- This view down a snow covered sidewalk with footprints and a large snowbank on the left and a decorative wire fence on right leads to the Follett House on West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The Follet House is a two story front gable house...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Manhattan Beach on Sloans Lake
- View of Manhattan Beach amusement park on Sloans Lake, Denver, Colorado. Shows large auditorium building and pavilions.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloans Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1906?]
- Looking east on Eighth Street in Leadville
- Looking east down a snow covered Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado is a view of residences on the north side of the street and a church steeple and the cupola of St. Vincent's Hospital down the hill in the distance. On the left, a person shovels...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Floating pavilion and bandstand, City Park, Denver
- A band sits in a circular bandstand in Ferril Lake at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in boats and ducks float near the the bandstand.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Boats--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Lakes &...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Spanish American War Memorial, City Park, Denver
- A family stands and looks at the Spanish American War Memorial in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The gazebo sheltering a statue of a winged woman sits on a hill. A prominent planting bed depicts an eagle with a shield on its chest. Duck Lake is in...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Gazebos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Monuments &...
- [between 1898 and 1904?]
- Jarvis Hall cadets
- Group portrait of Jarvis Hall cadets in Denver, Colorado; baseball uniforms include kepi hats.
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy (Colo.)--People--1870-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Military education--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Snowy scene
- This view down a shoveled sidewalk with a tall snowbank on the left side and picket fence on the right in Leadville, Colorado, shows a small portion of a house with clapboard siding and a snowcovered roof with icicles on the right. Evergreens and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Snowy scene
- View along shoveled fenced walkway through deep snowbanks in Leadville, Colorado. Icicles hang from eaves and a chimney is on the top center of a roof.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]