Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 85th Regiment, Medical Detachment
- Group portrait of the 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 1944. Left to right top row: 1) unidentified, 2) Teslovich (Tesley), 3) Capoletti, 4) Delgado, 5) Grannell, 6) Kredatus, 7) unidentified,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 1944
- Battery B, 616th FA Bn (Pack), Camp Hale, Co.
- Group portrait of 616th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Battery B, taken at Camp Hale, Colorado. Partial identification. TOP ROW left to right: 1) Lynn, 2) Ames, Howard, 3) Sutton, 4) Wolongieicz, 5) Howland, 6) Looby, 7) Stevens, Harold, 8)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1943.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 616th. Battery B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1944
- Near Glendive, Mont
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana. Men stand by a day coach, baggage car, locomotive, and mail car.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Spectators--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 8
- Warming hands along the trail Rudy Paulson (Olympia sales rep.). Bob Long (general contractor), Bob Wagstaff (The Vendo Co.).
- Rudy Paulson, Robert "Bob" Long, and Robert "Bob" Wagstaff, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, warm their hands over a white gas heater in the rain on a trail ride in Colorado. The men wear rain gear, cowboy hats and boots.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Coats--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Rain--Colorado--1950-1960.; Long, Bob, Colorado contractor.; Paulson, Rudy E.;...
- 1955 July
- Colorado School of Mines 1890 football team
- The Colorado State School of Mines football team poses for a group portrait, Golden, Jefferson County. The men wear uniforms with letters S.S.M. across the chest. They are: 1. Muzzy, 2. Schaffer, 3. Heller, 4. Wood, 5. Bowie, 6. President Char, 7....
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- 1890
- Geo. W. Clayton School, Denver, Colo. mid year class 1913
- Boys, girls, and teenagers pose on steps at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. Identified students include: Mary Elizabeth Ellis, 1) Glenna Vincent, 2) Ida Linder, 3) Byrd Averill, 4) Julia Loser, 5) Ruth Cash, 6) Laura Levy, 7)...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School...
- 1913
- Keota School Armistice Day Pageant Nov. 11, 1921 [sic]
- Students parade in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, carrying a Colorado state flag, a halberd, and a banner. Numbers under marchers identify them as: 1: Ruth Craig, 2: Forrest Hemphill, 3: Oren Bridwell, 4: Lorna Cavil, 5: Sadie Byrne, 6: Olinda Rohn,...
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1929 November 11
- Montezuma schools
- Students in Montezuma, Summit County, Colorado pose in dress clothes, holding hats. They are identified as: 1. Virginia Charest, 2. Minnie Bijou, 3. Jennie Swanson (died Oct 20, 1888), 4. Charlie Steele, 5. Wm Williams, 6. Mary Bijou, 7. Annie...
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Montezuma--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Montezuma--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 38, 1911 September 16
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 25, 1912 June 22
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Police department. Identification
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez and family
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez and her family pose near their chicken coop at 672 Canosa Court, in the Sun Valley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado Identification (left to right): Manuel Adolph Steve Moya, born March 31, 1929, Pauline with baby Gloria Donna...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Women.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Infants.; Families.; Chavez, Pauline Gallegos, 1887-1986--Pictorial...
- [1940?]
- Pauline Chavez, 98th birthday
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez sits with family members on the occasion of her 98th birthday in Denver, Colorado. Identification, left to right (back row): James A. Maestas, and Ann Maestas; (middle row): Ida Lopez and Pauline Gallegos Chavez; (front...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Older people.; Families.; Interiors.; Chavez, Pauline Gallegos, 1887-1986--Pictorial works.; Lopez, Ida,--Pictorial works.;...
- [1985 October 26]
- Vice-President George H. Bush and members of American G.I. Forum
- Members of the American G.I. Forum pose with Vice-President George H. Bush at the G.I. Forum Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Identification (left to right) : Unidentified, Jake Alarid, Vice President Bush, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the...
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial works.; Garcia, Hector...
- [1992]
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- Miners Eloy Cruz and Leandro Vigil
- Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial...
- [1920?]
- Erinea Trujillo Vigil and grandchildren
- Group portrait of Erinea Trujillo Vigil and her grandchildren in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. They are identified as Front row L to R: Jususita Romero, Tonita Romero, Adelia Vigil; Back row L to R: Luis Romero, Magdalena Vigil, Erinea...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Erinea Vigil--Pictorial works.; Grandparent and child--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1918
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 44, 1910 October 29
- Main portion of plan of Index Shale Oil Co, De Beque, Colo.
- View of oil shale processing facilities at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows storage bins, crusher house, and smokestacks.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Where the spent shale is discharged
- A man stands near the oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado, Shows a Brown retort, a conveyor belt elevator for tailings, exhaust stacks, and sheds. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Conveying systems--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
- 1922
- Jimmy Neal lived here
- View of a one-story clapboard house, former home of Jimmy Neal, with a hipped roof and dormer windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a barn and a wooden fence.
- Neal, Jimmy--Homes & haunts.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Recen
- View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, interior, TNT house
- Interior view shows a construction worker inside a dynamite house at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The man wears overalls and a cap with a possible...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Facilities--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, bricklaying
- Construction workers work at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Masons construct pillars and bricks are piled on scaffolding nearby. The men wear work...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bricklaying--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, bricklaying
- Bricklayers work from scaffolding at the Denver Ordnance plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Masons construct window casings with brick. Laborers wear work clothes and hats...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bricklaying--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, bricklaying
- Construction workers assemble walls of a building at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The building's framework consists of I-beams and corrugated metal...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bricklaying--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, men coming off shift
- Construction workers prepare to exit the site of the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Some buildings are partially completed and construction vehicles are...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, water tanks, man drinking
- A worker stands near a square wooden water tank at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He is shirtless, and has a possible employee identification number...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Dew Drop Mine
- Two girls and six men, identified left to right as Daniels, Mead, Vaughn, Smith, Correl, and General Ives, sit on tailings pile under the tipple at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. Shows a...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Tipples.
- 1894 November 7
- 20,000 tons $20.00 ore
- View of the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. A man identified as Costy stands on tailings between the old and new shaft houses. Shows a tipple, and a log and wood retaining wall. Lumber and...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Tipples.
- [1895?]
- Three of a kind
- Photographer's assistants pose by Solas printing frames; they are identified as: "Chamberlain, Ferguson, and Hassell."
- Photographic assistants--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A. Brisbois photographer & staff
- Photomontage of Alfred Brisbois, a photographer in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado, and his staff, identified as: "Miss Rose Northrupp, Reception Room," "Mr. A. Muhr, Operator Late of New York," "Mr. W. W. Cecil, 1st Printer," "Mr. C. C. Turldon,...
- Brisbois, Alfred.; Cecil, William W.; Eitner, Carl.; Muhr, Adolph F., d. 1913.; Northrupp, Rose.; Turldon, C. C.; Photographic assistants--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1890?
- Cowboys at San Carlo Ranch
- Cowboys pose on horseback at the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Wood frame buildings are nearby.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Couple in buggy
- A man and woman sit in a horse-drawn buggy probably on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat and the woman wears a dress and hat decorated with flowers.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Man with chickens and cattle
- A man stands in a pen with cattle and chickens on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. A utility building is nearby.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Chickens--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- House
- View of a house and utility building probably near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. The two-story wood frame house has a covered porch and balcony.
- Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Old 12 Mile House
- View of the Twelve Mile House on the Smoky Hill Trail in Melvin (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one and two-story wood building has two chimneys.
- Melvin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Melvin--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Clipping a bull's horns
- A cowboy poses with a hacksaw and the horn of a bull in a pen on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Other men use a piece of wood and a rope to hold the bull on the ground.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dehorning--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Clipping a cow's horns
- Cowboys prepare to clip the horns of a cow with a hacksaw in a corral at the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Other cattle are in the pen.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dehorning--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Clipping a bull's horns
- Cowboys hold down a bull as one man prepares to clip its horns with a hacksaw on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dehorning--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cowboys at San Carlo Ranch
- Cowboys pose on horseback near wood-frame utility buildings on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Roped calf
- Cowboys on horseback hold a calf on the ground with ropes in a corral at the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. A barn is nearby.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Calves--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Clipping a bull's horns
- Cowboys hold a bull on the ground in order to clip his horns with a hacksaw in a corral at the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Farm implements are in the distance.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dehorning--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Man and woman at San Carlo Ranch
- A husband and wife pose near a barbed wire fence corral at San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Cowboys on horseback and cattle are in the pen. A house and barn are nearby.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Bundles of corn stalks
- View of bundles of corn stalks in a field on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. A house and barn are in the distance.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Corn--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Croplands--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Old 12 Mile House Melvin, Colo on Colo. and Southern R. R.
- View of the 12 (Twelve) Mile House at Melvin, Colorado. A loaded luggage wagon and a horse-drawn buggy are near the two-story wood frame building.
- Melvin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Melvin--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Melvin--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Railroad stop
- Panoramic view of a post office and railroad water tank and station at a stop on the Colorado and Southern Railway probably near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Signs on the post office read: "Post Office," "Flour," and "Feed." A...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Farm and windmill
- Panoramic view of a brick masonry farmhouse, barn, and windmill probably near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado.
- Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Windmills--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]