Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lobby Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- Interior view, lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel, located at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1892); shows hotel guests on tufted sofas and chairs, potted palm at center of lobby, and staircase.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Denver parks, Lakeside, games & rides
- View of riders on a roller-coaster at White City amusement park (later called Lakeside) west of Denver, Colorado; view taken from top of incline looking down at two car-loads of waving riders.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White City (Denver, Colo. : Amusement park)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Salida apartments
- Two dogs are leashed to a iron fence in front a of two-story brick apartment building with arched windows and inset porch entries, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Float for 4th of July parade at Barr
- A man and children sit in a horse-drawn cart decorated as an automobile for a Fourth of July parade in Barr, Colorado. The man wears a vest, long-sleeved shirt, bow tie, driving goggles, and hat. The children wear stovepipe hats with stars and...
- Barr (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.
- 1908 July 4
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- known as the "soldier guards," were added to the top of the wall during World War I. A dirt path has formed on the ground at the base of the wall from people walking around it.; The massive scale of the graveyard wall at the San Estevan del Rey...
- Convents--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- War Man, Crow
- Full length studio portrait of War Man, Crow male, standing in front of backdrop. War Man has blanket wrapped around waist and legs.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; War Man.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Portrait of a man
- A portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a jacket, dress shirt and tie.
- Men--1850-1900.
- [between 1856 and 1900?]
- Monastery at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center
- View of the Friary, at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church), designed by architect Jacques Benedict in 1936 and located at 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Colonnades.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Sculpture.; Auraria Higher...
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898) and Friary (Architect, Jacques Benedict 1936), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver,...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 2009
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado. Shows the apse and the back of the...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 1990
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado. The building is constructed of...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1980-1990.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 1981
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, and embroidered shirt with fringe.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- General Nelson A. Miles, similar view
- General Nelson A. Miles, 3/4 length standing studio portrait; Miles wears a military uniform with medals and holds a saber at his side.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- White Cow Walking, Dakota, similar view
- White Cow Walking, Dakota female, 1/2 length studio portrait, wearing hair braided, breastplate, blanket wrapped around shoulders, and belt; originally identified as Walking Cow, Crow but later identified as Sitting Bull's daughter, White Cow...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; White Cow Walking.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian woman, standing, in clothing of white woman, 3/4 length
- Unidentified Dakota female, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing shawl around shoulders, and long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- George Faribault, in civilian clothes
- George Henry Faribault, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing civilian clothes, suit jacket, vest and tie.
- Men--1880-1900.; Faribault, George Henry.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Unidentified man with long gray beard, 1/2 length studio portrait
- Unidentified male, middle aged, with long gray beard, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing suit jacket. Mistakenly identified as Luther S. "Yellowstone" Kelly.
- Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928.
- [188-?]
- Major Marcus A. Reno, in uniform, bust
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Throwing grenade into house
- Eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers begin an attack on a Italian stone house as one throws a grenade at a door while the rest standby. Some of the trees have leaves others do not; mountain-top in background.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, in uniform & hat, full length
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, full length standing with one leg on log fence studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- General Nelson A. Miles, standing, in full uniform, 3/4 length
- General Nelson A. Miles, 3/4 length standing studio portrait; military uniform with medals, holding a saber at his side; General Miles exposed the rotten corned beef that the government was issuing to soldiers.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing hair ornamentation, necklace, beads used as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, moccasins, and shawl wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Blackhawk, Colorado, 1860-69
- The Presbyterian church in Blackhawk, Colorado, stands on a hill above Gregory Street. The empty lot adjacent to the church is the future site of schoolhouse, which opened in 1870. A wholesale and retail meat market and a dry good store face...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Unidentified group of Indian men and women, full length
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; man in suit jacket, vest and tie standing behind two women; women with braids, shawls, dresses and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- 86th Regiment, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion
- CENTER ROW left to right: 1) Casanova, 2) unidentified, 3) Rocker or Rockar, L. 4) Brisse, 5) unidentified, 6) Ritz, Frank? 7) Lindh, 8) unidentified, 9) Ryan, 10) McLusky, 11) Cannamela, 12) Kuligowski? 13) unidentified, 14) Slater, 15)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- Skitrooper at Sugarloaf, Colorado
- A Tenth Mountain Division skitrooper poses on the skislope at Sugarloaf, near Camp Hale, Colorado. He is wearing a cap, sunglasses, a khaki skioutfit and boots with gaiters. In the background are snow covered mountains.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 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
- Fifth Army, Cereglio area, Italy
- View of the 5th Army in the 10th Mountain Division sector in Cereglio, Italy; shows a man on a motorcycle, jeeps, and trucks with U.S. troops stopped in heavy traffic on a dirt road.
- United States. Army. Army, 5th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Cereglio (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Motorcycles--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.;...
- [1945 April 17]
- Fifth Army, Cereglio area, Italy
- General Joseph T. McNarney, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, and Lt. General Lucien K. Truscott Jr., C.G. Fifth Army are held up by a traffic jam near Cereglio, Italy on their way to the 10th Mountain Division Command Post.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Cereglio (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Troop...
- [1945 April 18]
- Unidentified Indian man and woman, man in white man's clothes, full length
- Unidentified Dakota Native American man and woman, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; small dog lower righthand corner; man with unbraided hair, jacket, vest, pants, scarf tied at neck, moccasins and holding a hat; woman with shawl...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- First Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, 1942, Paradise, Washington
- View of a group of skitroopers from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) in the first winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" with rifles standing at ease in a snow covered field in the mountains. Taken, according to the photographer,...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May] 1942
- Frosted, Dakota, similar view
- Frosted, Dakota medicine man, full length view in prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder, and chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), wearing dark coat & hat, smoking pipe, bust
- Moses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, and suit jacket; also called "California Joe"; guide and Indian Scout; joined the expedition under General Crook at Battle of Little Bighorn, in early October, 1876 near...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Unidentified group of Indians, canvas tents in background
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans; includes three males on horses, four males standing holding reins to horses; six of seven holding rifles; canvas tents in background.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tents--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- 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]
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and McLaughlin, full length
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and James McLaughlin, Indian Agent, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; John Grass wears feather headdress, breastplate, fringed leather jacket, blanket around waist, and moccasins; McLaughlin in suit...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Grass, John.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.
- [188-?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, embroidered shirt with fringe, sword tucked under left arm.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- General John Gibbon, similar view
- General John Gibbon, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Gibbon, John, 1827-1896.
- [188-?]
- Major John Burke, wearing hat, bust
- Major John M. Burke, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat and suit jacket; "Arizona John" Wild West promoter and Indian agent.
- Indian agents--1880-1890.; Burke, John, d. 1917.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- General Edward S. Godfrey, standing, in uniform, 3/4 length
- General Edward Settle Godfrey, 3/4 length standing studio portrait wearing military uniform, medals on chest, gloves, hand holding saber, hat on side table; 7th Cavalry, commanded Company K on hilltop fight of Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Generals--1870-1880.; Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Godfrey, Edward Settle, 1843-1932.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Lawrence Street Methodist Church
- View of the Lawrence Street Methodist Episcopal Church on the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Lawrence Street Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [1865]
- St. Leo's Church, Denver
- Exterior view of Saint Leo's Catholic Church with adjoining Parish Hall or Priest residence, 10th (Tenth) Street and West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1891 and torn down in 1965; wooden frame residence on left of church.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Saint Leo's Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- "Digging in" under shell-fire near Corona, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 3rd Battalion troops "digging in" near the newly captured village of Corona, Italy, on Monte Belvedere as German shells fall among them.
- Corona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Lt. James E. Porter, similar view
- Lieutenant James Ezekiel Porter, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing civilian clothing, suit jacket and bow tie; served with 7th Cavalry at Little Bighorn, First Lieutenant of Company I.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Porter, James Ezekiel.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Unidentified Indian woman, seated, in clothing of white woman, full length
- Unidentified Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop; earrings, shawl around shoulders, long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian woman, similar view
- Unidentified Dakota female, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing shawl around shoulders, and long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Beginning of a section at R.R. siding
- Two men stand near iron forms and lumber in an excavated ditch prepared for a pipeline for the Stanley Mine near Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Workmen, a cart, railroad tracks and a wooden building are in the distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Pipelines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- [1894]
- Col. George A. Forsyth, seated, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Brigadier General George Alexander Forsyth, 3/4 length seated studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Forsyth, George A.
- [188-?]
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895