Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 J
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Wax figures
- Three men, including Reverend Jim Airey, Houston City Councilman Phil Hamburger and Houston Mayor Oscar Holcomb, pose with five life-sized, wax figures depicting, from left: Judge Roy Bean "Law West of the Pecos"; Jefferson Davis, President of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Statues.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Statues.; Airey, Jim.; Bean, Roy, d. 1903--Statues.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Statues.; Hamburger, Phil.; Holcomb, Oscar.; Williamson, Willie--Statues.;...
- [1940?]
- Pennsylvania Mining Accidents 1869 - 1916
- History of mines and mining in Pennsylvania, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents in Pennsylvania for the years 1869, 1871, 1872, 1874 (partial), 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888,...
- Mine accidents--Pennsylvania--Indexes.
- 2007
- Costilla County courtroom
- View of a trial in the Costilla County Court House in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Judge Jesse E. Wiley, seated at a table at the back of the room wears a suit and bow tie. Members of the court stand near the judge and the Hispanic...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courtrooms.; Judges.; Juries.; Wiley, Jesse E.--Pictorial works.; Costilla County Courthouse...
- 1917
- Judge Celeste C. de Baca
- Denver County Court Judge Celeste C de Baca reads an edition of La Voz in her office in the Denver City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. Judge C de Baca wears a turtle neck sweater.
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Interiors.; Judges.; C. de Baca, Celeste--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [1989?]
- Group in Deadwood Stage
- John Y. Nelson lies on the top of the Deadwood Stagecoach while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. John Higby (possibly spelled Highby) drives the coach with Judge William T. Beck of the Colorado...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Judge Klah and his wives
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He poses with his two wives on, and in front of, Navajo woven blankets. The women wear machine made blankets and heishi bead necklaces. Judge Klah,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Judges--1900-1940.; Spouses--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- 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
- Denver Public Library 1936 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 1936. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Picketing the Denver City and County building
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver City and County building in Denver, Colorado. The picketers protest Judge Robert Cummins' decision to jail UFW coordinator Jerry Ryan for refusing to remove his "Boycott Gallo"...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Pickets.; City and County Building (Denver,...
- [1975]
- Father Jose Lara and Jesús Valderrama at protest in front of the Denver City & County Building
- Cesar Chavez and farmworker Jesús Valderrama, pose beside a hand lettered copy of the Bill of Rights outside the Denver City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. They were part of a protest against the incarceration and trial of United Farm...
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural laborers.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Pictorial works.; Valderrama, Jesús--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers of...
- 1975
- With their boots on
- View of dead men on the boardwalk in Carbon (Carbon County), Wyoming. A boy identified as Judge Colbourne is by a barber pole; businesses are in the background.
- Carbon (Wyo.)--1850-1860.; Boardwalks--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Boys--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Buildings--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Dead persons--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.
- [between 1850 and 1860?]
- Judge Klah Navajo Judge
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, a squash blossom necklace, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Men--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Col. Geo. E. Randolph residence and Judge Witherow residence
- The gothic revival Smith house on Casey Avenue in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry retaining wall and is a two story structure with a steeply-pitched, gabled roof with shingles, a chimney, and bargeboard gingerbread around the...
- Randolph, Geo. E.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Witherow, Judge--Homes & haunts.
- 1888
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 November
- Saint Mark's Church May Night Festival at Elitch Gardens
- Souvenir program for a celebration given at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado for Saint Mark's Church. Majority of program is advertisements.
- Saint Mark's Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1895 May 27
- Letter written by P.T. Barnum to Judge Silas B. Haynes pertaining to his Colorado properties
- South Park ranch
- View of Judge Costilla's (?) log house on his ranch on the South Park Line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, Colorado. The long rectangular structure has a wood plank roof and a display of antlers and bones along the front of it. Outside a log...
- Costilla, Judge--Homes & haunts.; Ranches--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1881]
- Judge Burns
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of David Vawter Burns, District Judge of Arapahoe County, Colorado (1891-94); Judge of the Superior Court of Marion County, Indiana (1878-1887); and Civil War veteran.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Judges--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Burns, David Vawter, 1841-1906.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Judge Charles Cavender
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Judge Charles Cavender, Fifth Judicial District Judge (1906-1918); grandson of Lucretia Coffin Mott, anti-slavery activist; arrived in Leadville 1879; president of Leadville School Board; financier of Ibex...
- Businessmen--Colorado--1880-1900.; Judges--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Cavender, Charles, 1855-1918.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Judge Gunnell
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Judge Allen Thomson Gunnell, Colorado attorney and politician; arrived in Lake City 1875; state legislator, 1878; County Judge in Leadville (1883-?); appointed to State Court of Appeals, 1889; arrived in...
- Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Politicians--Colorado--1880-1900.; Gunnell, Allen Thomson, 1848-1907.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Western History Subject Index
- Fullerton, Robert P. (Judge)
- Western History Subject Index
- Arraj, Alfred A (Judge)
- Western History Subject Index
- Lindsey, Benjamin Barr (Judge)
- José Amarante Garcia family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Amarante García and his family. José served as sheriff and county judge in Conejos County, Colorado. Family members are identified as, front row L to R: José Victor García, Sofia García,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Judges.; Sheriffs.; Women.; García, José Amarante--Family--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinoza...
- 1912
- 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?]
- Wedding portrait, José Amarante García and Teodora Espinosa
- Studio wedding portrait of José Amarante García and Teodora Espinosa from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. José wears suit and tie, he has dark hair and a full mustache. His bride, Teodora wears a lace wedding gown and veil. José was...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Sheriffs.; García, José Amarante, 1859-1918--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinosa--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Conejos--Pictorial...
- [1889]
- Alberto "Albert" Lobato and María Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait of a young Alberto "Albert" Lobato and his sister, the infant, María Odila Lobato. He wears a velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with elbow length sleeves and knickers, an oversized lace collar and a shirt with puffed sleeves. His...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Infants.; Lobato, Alberto, 1895-1976--Pictorial works.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing...
- [1899?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 11 and 12, 1920 November-December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 3, 1921 March
- Ouray
- View southwest along Fourth (4th) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, includes: a group of young children with a burro, St. John's Episcopal Church and bell tower, Judge Story's house and the Swanson house.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A day in Mammoth Gulch
- Photomontage of scenes near Mammoth Gulch (Gilpin County), Colorado include: miners Holmes and Ripley, Echo Lake, prospectors on the Fremont Trail, and Judge Knaebel on horseback.
- Jessie (Dog)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Saint Bernard dog--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Snip (Horse)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Piano player, Central City
- A woman in a long-sleeved blouse and a long skirt plays a piano in the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado. The piano is against what used to be the judge's bench in this converted courtroom. Matted, labelled, prints hang on the...
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Dolan
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows "Denvers" catcher baseball player Dolan.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Dolan, Denver Base Ball Club player.
- 1888
- McClennan, 2d B., Denvers
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows "Denvers" second base baseball player McClennan holding a bat.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; McClennan, Denver Base Ball Club player.
- 1887
- Dalrymple, L. F., Denvers
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows "Denvers" left field baseball player Dalrymple holding a ball.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Dalrymple, Denver Base Ball Club player.
- 1888
- Klusman, 2d B Denver
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows "Denvers" second baseman Klusman tossing a ball.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Klusman, Denver Base Ball Club player.
- 1889
- Hoffman, P., Denver
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows Denvers pitcher Hoffman.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hoffman, P.
- 1889
- Silch, C. F. Denvers
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows "Denvers" center field baseball player Silch swinging a bat.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Silch, Denver Base Ball Club player.
- 1888
- McQuaid, R. F., Denver
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows Denvers right field baseball player McQuaid tossing a ball.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; McQuaid, R. F.
- 1889
- Rowe, Mg'r, Denvers
- Promotional "Old Judge" cigarette card; shows manager of "Denvers" baseball team Rowe.
- Denver Base Ball Club--People--1880-1890.; Goodwin & Company (New York, N. Y.)--Public relations--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball managers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rowe, Denver Base Ball Club manager.
- 1888
- Old store
- Men and boys stand outside a store and warehouse owned by Judge William Alexander Carter near Fort Bridger, Wyoming.
- Carter, William Alexander--Homes & haunts.; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1830-1870.; People--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1830-1870.; Stores & shops--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1830-1870.; Warehouses--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1830-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1870]
- Deadwood Stage with passengers
- Buffalo Bill Cody drives the Tally-Ho-Wagon with passengers sitting on it. John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands on the ground in front of the coach. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits wearing a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Cody, Irma.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Hammitt, Frank N.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Two leaders in the establishment of the soldiers recreational center
- An African American man, in a U.S. Army uniform, and a woman, in a dress and hat, play ping pong at a soldiers recreational center in Denver, Colorado; Andrew Hester, W.P.A. Recreation Director and County Judge C. Edgar Kettering, and soldiers look...
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Judges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Table...
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Special train to the Ice Carnival, Leadville
- Well dressed men, women, and teenagers identified as: "Judge Pattison, Mr. Pattison, Lucia Pattison, Bayard Taylor, Marie Pratt, Mr. A.W. Risley, Nan McFarland" pose with two African Americans, a cook and a porter, by the rear of a private railroad...
- African Americans--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad porters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad private...
- 1896 Feb. 2
- Interior of Pueblo County Courthouse Feb 1966
- Columns with gilt corinthian capitals support a pediment behind the judge's desk in this courtroom in Pueblo, Colorado. A United States flag is to the side, and paintings on the interior walls include one of a man, another of a woman and children....
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Dibbon Smelter
- Exterior view of the Dibbon Smelter, near Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1868 in the Argentine District by Frank Dibbon, first police judge of Georgetown. The dilapidated building is made up of two connected gable roofed buildings, one smaller...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Chimneys--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.; Smelters--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1933?]
- First Winter Sports Carnival held west of Mississippi River, at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- Large group poses in front of the grocery store during the First Winter Sports Carnival, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado. Some hold skis upright, others sit on toboggans or sleds. Carl Howelson holds a large shiny trophy cup. Other...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.
- 1911
- An "Old Cow Town" County Fair in Hugo, Colorado, fall of 1907.
- A group of men in "Cow Town" costumes for the County Fair in Hugo, Colorado, pose in front of businesses with signs reading "Lumber" and "Hugo Drug Store." Included are Henry Mathews, the Superintendent of Schools, Jack Keppy, and Judge Miles. The...
- Hugo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Hugo--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Hugo--1900-1910.
- 1907