Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10th Mountain Division 86th Regiment Company A
- Group portrait (sitting, standing) of the 10th (Tenth) Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A in uniform at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Men are numbered in rows front to back, and from left to right: FIRST/BOTTOM ROW...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Adams Express Company, portrait
- Studio portrait of employees of the Adams Express Company, Denver, Colorado. Identification: "First row, read left to right - 1. C. V. Riley, 2. F. J. Gould, 3. C. M. Day, 4. R. S. Towne, 5. F. O. Reed, 6. J. C. North, 7. C. I. Fitzgerald, 8. J. W....
- Adams Express Company--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Union Colony building
- Men and women of the Union Colony of Colorado pose in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado; they are 1. B.F. Marsh, 2. W.B. Woodruff, 3. Jos. Moore, 4. C.S. Brockway, 5. Wm. Joyce, 6. E.J. Carver, 7. Jos. Inman, 8. M. Hastings, 9. Thos. G Macy, 10. C.A....
- Union Colony of Colorado--People--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1894 December 3
- First Regiment Band outside Leadville Ice Palace
- Denver's First Regiment Band poses outside the archway of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival on a site known as Capitol Hill. During the formal opening ceremonies, January 8, 1896, the band...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- First graduating class G.E.D. Certificates June 1958
- Photos of graduates of the Colorado State Penitentiary G.E.D. class in Canon City, Colorado, are arranged on display board and identified as follows (L to R): J. A. Smalley, J. B. Sherbondy, E. R. Cain, R.L.M. Mora, D. A. Valenzuela, E. C....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1958
- Board of Direction, Festival of Mountain and Plain, 1899
- Panoramic view of members of the Board of Director's of the Festival of Mountain and Plain who pose for a studio portrait. The men are organized in small groups and pretend to be working. Individuals include: Otto P. Baur, William Byers, John...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Boards of directors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: RIGHT to LEFT: Mrs. Thos. Prescott, Thos. Prescott, Mrs. Geo. Rouse, George Rouse, Mrs. J. S. Bowlby 1878, J. S. Bowlby 1878,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- County officials and employees on Court House steps
- County officials and employees, twelve man and one woman, of Weld County pose on the steps of the Weld County Court House in Greeley, Colorado.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Government employees--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Greeley, Colorado people
- Photoprint of five photos depict the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Gardner Jackson (William S. Jackson, Jr.'s uncle), Gardner's daughter, Deborah Jackson, David C. Wilhelm (W.S.J.'s brother-in-law), Anne Fiske Jackson (W.S.J.'s sister), Edith B. Jackson (W.S.J.'s aunt), Helen Jackson (W.S.J's aunt) and Edith Frost...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Weddings.; Women.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: W. B. Felton 1869, D. J. Houston 1868, Sam Shepard 1875, Thos. Thornton, Jesse R. Wright, Dr. T. D. Palmer,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly the wife of Dr. J.J. Lumpkin. She wears a black dress with puffy sleeves and black velvet trim. A bar pin is at her neck. Her hair is parted on the side and pulled back from her face.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a doctor
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly Dr. J.J. Lumpkin. He wears a dark colored suit with cloth buttons, a high collared white shirt and bow tie. A silk handkerchief is in his jacket pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.; Physicians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The naming of Mount Wilcox ceremonies at Waldorf, Colorado
- View of Mount Wilcox naming ceremony, Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows: Mrs. J. J. White, former Governor John Vivian, Mary Elizabeth Wilcox (granddaughter of E. J. Wilcox), Meredith F. Buvill, executive secretary of the U. S. Branch on...
- Wilcox, Edward John, 1857-1928--Monuments.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wilcox, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Patriotism--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- August 1, 1948
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials taken at Pine Ridge Jan 16, '91
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Standing at the far right of the group is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- 1891?
- Guthrie dinner party
- Guests of the Guthries gather on one side and end of the dinner table in Gunnison, Colorado; 1. Mrs. Henry F. Lake, Sr. -- 2. Jesse Corum - - 3. Mrs. Jesse Corum -- 4. Mr. R. H. Guthrie -- 5. Mrs. R. H. Guthie -- 6. Henry (Hank) Bright, brother of...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Gunnison--1920-1930.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Gunnison--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Ski training: about face on skis executed by all of L-87th with Lieutenant William J. Bourke in Command, Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Approximately one-hundred soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company L, execute an about face on skis under the command of Lieutenant William...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Bourke, William J.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- E.J. Brown Garage and Transfer Co.
- Men and women pose in front of the "E.J. Brown Garage and Transfer Co." building, possibly near 25th (Twenty Fifth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows parked trucks and street railway tracks. The warehouse has arched windows, parapet,...
- E.J. Brown Garage and Transfer Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1926?]
- Grand Junction Cornet Band
- Members of the Grand Junction Cornet Band hold brass instruments or drums and pose in a row on Main street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, they hold musical instruments and are identified left to right as:...
- Grand Junction Cornet Band--People--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Woman's Relief Corps
- Group portrait of the Woman's Relief Corps, Gunnison, Colorado, includes: wives of J. M. Allen, J. C. McKee, W. S. Rainbow, F. D. Van Aken, Gel. Bird, J. H. Gavette, H. S. Martin, Charles Nelson Blackstock, C. H, Meyer, A. A. Unruh, Elmer Wiley,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military spouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Idlewild teams Argos party moving in ahead of [?]
- At Idlewild, Colorado, a horse-changing station for the stagecoach on the Western Slope of Berthoud Pass, crew chief J. J. Argo is packing up his men to locate the site of the 2.6 mile main range tunnel for the narrow gauge electric line to Hot...
- Idlewild (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--Idlewild--1900- 1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Idlewild--1900-1910.; Argo, J. J.
- 1903
- S. R. DeBoer Landscape Architect City Planner 515 E. Iliff St. Denver, Colo
- View of the yard (designed by S. R. DeBoer) at the J. J. Hall house in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows the driveway, lawn, loggia, and the house.
- Hall, J. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Yards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. L. L. Harding 1878, L L Harding 1878, Mrs. T. M. Harding 1878, T. M. Harding 1875, Mrs. C. E. Waldo,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sportsman's Home, Cebolla, Colo.
- View of the resort hotel owned by J. J. Carpenter in Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel is a two story brick structure and a long one story log building. Passengers sit in an open car on a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train. A bridge...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Caribou Mill Crew 1882
- A group of mine workers poses in front of the Caribou Consolidated Mining Company office in Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s. The man at the far left in the doorway is James Cowie, an assayer who later became the...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Nederland (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Bryant, J. A.; Bryant, William.; Chance, Tom.; Churchill, H. J.; Clark, Bryant Bessie.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Northern Utes, agents, and interpreter
- Studio portrait of four Native American Ute men, two agents, and an interpreter. They are identified as:"Standing: J. S. Littlefield, agent, White River; Tab-u-cha-kat; Pak-ant; Catz; Uriah M. Curtis, interpreter. Sitting: Wanzitz (Antelope); Maj....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Catz, Ute Indian.; Han-ko, Ute Indian.; Pak-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Wanzito.; Curtis, Uriah M.; Littlefield, J. S.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- [1872]
- Pete J. Lonergan
- Studio portrait of Pete J. Lonergan, an elderly man with a beard and moustache. He wears a suit and tie and a probably felt hat with a flat brim.
- Aged persons--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.; Lonergan, Pete J.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Grave of John Jordan Crittenden
- A soldier, in uniform, kneels and paints letters on the grave marker of Lieutenant J. J. Crittenden (20th Infantry), at the Little Bighorn Cemetery in Big Horn County, Montana. The marker reads: "J.J. Crittenden Lieut. 20 Infty."
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Cemeteries.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1870-1880.;...
- [1876?]
- Doric Mine hand drills W. J. Lewis Sr. W. J. Lewis Jr., little Bert Snodgrass Cosmos Tunnel
- Miners, they include W. J. Lewis Sr., W. J. Lewis, Jr., and little Bert Snodgrass, work with drills and chisels in the Cosmos Tunnel of the Doric Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Doric Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Lewis, W. J.; Lewis, W. J., Jr.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Colorado Springs police department
- Members of the Colorado Springs police department pose in three rows, top row: O. E. Rickerson, 2. James McCabe, 3. Horace Shelby, (Black man) 4. J. A. Rodney, 5. Sherman McNew, 6. Henry Cornell; second and front row: John Henry, Samuel Agard,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.). Police Department--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Nightsticks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Police--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1897
- J.J. Miller
- Studio portrait of probably J.J. Miller, partner in the J.D. Miller & Brothers meat market in Gunnison, Colorado.
- Business people--American--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Cavallo's Symphony Orchestra, Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colo., season 1912
- Member of the Denver Symphony Orchestra (Garden Season Orchestra) pose with their instruments at Elitch's Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Raffaello Cavallo, the conductor wears a light colored suit and sits in the center of the group. Members of the...
- Denver Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orchestras--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colo.
- Reproduction of lithograph of Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows: 1. Court House 2. School House 3. Hiller, Hallock & Co's Opera House 4. D&RGRR Depot 5. F W Ower's Sampling Works 6. Turn-Halle and Buena Vista Guards Armory, Co H; 7....
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colo.
- Reproduction of lithograph of Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows: 1. Court House 2. School House 3. Hiller, Hallock & Co's Opera House 4. D & RGRR Depot 5. F W Ower's Sampling Works 6. Turn-Halle and Buena Vista Guards Armory, Co H; 7....
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Survey crew
- Union Pacific railroad survey crew members pose in their camp along the Grand (Colorado) River with two dogs and their transit, rods, levels, and axes, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They include: "1. J. I. Barlow, Div Engr. state: Mass.; 2....
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- Denver Union Station - D&RG train #1, the Pacific Coast Limited, ready for departure
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger train departing Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Shows people on the deck and loading dock; the clock tower is to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- June 10, 1910
- Rosita
- A gravestone for two at the cemetery in Rosita, Colorado, features two pointed arches, raised images of leaves and flowers, and two inscriptions that read: "John L. Husband of M. J. Maughan Born Nov. 16. 1847 Died July 6, 1879.," and, "Annie A....
- Rosita (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rosita--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rosita--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Julia Mack 1875, Henry Mack 1875, Mrs. A. D. Cooper 1872, A. D. Cooper 1872, Mrs. E. B. Alling 1875, E....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Henry Sartor 1873, Henry Sartor 1873, Mrs. G. B. Harvey 1859, G. B. Harvey 1859, Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Committee of arrangements 26th annual convention B. of L.E., Denver, Colo.
- Group portrait of members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at the 26th Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado. The men are identified as : "W.E. Devine, Alex Davidson, W.W. Hall [engineer for Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad], Ed....
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Labor unions--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- 1889
- Colorado House of Representatives, Eighth General Assembly
- Individual images of the members of Colorado's House of Representatives left to right and top to bottom are: John F. Topping, Charles R. Allen, A.E. Bromley, A.P. Rittenhouse, Charles M. Campbell, Joe E. Reynolds, F.E. Castello, [Nat]han Eldodt,...
- Legislators--Colorado--1890-1900.; Colorado. General Assembly. House of Representatives--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Jennie Pomroy Dofflemyre
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Jennie Pomroy Dofflemyre, first telephone and telegraph operator and her baby, Gunnison, Colorado.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Dofflemyre, Jennie Pomry.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- José Julián Lobato and touring car
- Hispanic American José Julián "J.J." Lobato poses beside his Ford Model T touring car near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a white shirt, tie and coveralls. He smokes a cigar. Jose Lobato served as Costilla County Treasurer and...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles.; Judges.; Lobato, José Julián--Pictorial works.; Automobiles, Convertible--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1927 and 1930?]
- Baby Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown with a lace skirt and lies in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby looks up and is surrounded by an animal pelt.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown and sits in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]