Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- American Indian Movement
- View of five Native Americans sitting in an office, Denver, Colorado; Members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), they occupy the regional office of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
- American Indian Movement--People--1970-1980.; United States. Office of Equal Opportunity--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1970-1980.; Ojibwa Indians--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1971
- 1878 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the second Graduation of the Denver High School in 1878.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1878
- 1879 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the third Graduation of the Denver High School in 1879.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1879
- 1880 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the fourth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1880.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1880
- 1881 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the fifth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1881.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1881
- 1882 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the sixth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1882.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1882
- 1883 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the seventh Graduation of the Denver High School in 1883.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1883
- 1877 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the first Graduation of the Denver High School in 1877.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1877
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Main & Fourth St. Grand Junction, Colo.
- Panoramic view of buildings in downtown Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado, and the intersection of Main Street and 4th (Fourth) Street. People, a street car, automobiles, and horse-drawn wagons are in the street. Women with dresses and hats,...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1906?]
- Equitable Life Insurance Co. Blk.
- View of the Equitable Life Insurance Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with balconets, tall arched windows, and balustrade on the central tower. Shows a police call box...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Morley, Las Animas County, Colorado
- View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Morley in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Colorado Supply Company store, doctor's office, and company boarding house occupy a large mission style structure with towers and a stucco...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Donkey Derby
- View of automobiles parked on hillside with a crowd watching the Donkey Derby held on outskirts of Cripple Creek, Colorado; people seated atop wooden post corral and on opposite side near covered podium; distant view beyond hillside of Cripple...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Festivals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Ajax mine
- View of the Ajax Gold Mine Company's mill building, Teller County, Colorado. Cars from the "Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway," and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad occupy tracks in the background. Ore cars travel an inclined track toward...
- Ajax Gold Mine Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Unidentified church interior
- Interior view of an unidentified church in Denver, Colorado, shows the preparations that have been made for a celebration, including streamers and signs which read "Look Up, Lift Up." Two chairs and a piano occupy the central platform.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
- Ruins occupy niches in the cliffs on Mesa Verde in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A foot trail runs along the bottom of the canyon.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde N. P., Colo.
- Unidentified cliff dwellings occupy a small niche in a sandstone cliff wall, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Pueblo de Taos, Taos County, New Mexico
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows crowds of spectators, Native Americans (Taos Pueblo), and adobe pueblo dwellings during the San Geronimo Festival.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--New...
- 1897 September 30
- Old burying grounds at Mission - St. Ignatius, Mont., Flathead Reservation, Flathead Project
- Grave sites surrounded by wooden fences occupy an open field near the Saint Ignatius Catholic Church at the Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation for Native Americans in western Montana. The church is a brick structure with a clipped...
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Structures--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Montana--1900-1910.;...
- August, 1909
- Tanning Hide, Crow Indians
- A group of four Native Americans (Crow) work at tanning hides on the Crow Reservation in Montana. They occupy a flat clearing among bushes and use wooden stakes to hold the hide in place. Tepees are in the background.
- Crow Indians--Subsistence activities--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.; Tanning--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth (4th) Street. Construction began in 1870; house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- View in Tegua, Sitchumovi & Hualpi in the distance
- A Native American man sits atop an adobe pueblo building built on a mesa overlooking a broad valley, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. He wears leggings, a loose shirt, earrings, a headband, and moccasins. Other adobe buildings occupy the mesa.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; Mesas--Arizona--1870-1900.; Pueblos--Arizona--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Mancos Valley?
- Farms and houses occupy (possibly) Mancos Valley, in Montezuma County, Colorado; San Juan Mountain peaks are in the background.
- Mancos Valley (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Montezuma County--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Montezuma County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Million Dollar Highway valley scene
- Hay meadows and houses occupy this valley in Ouray County, Colorado; Ouray and Abrams Mountain are in the background. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks follow the Uncompahgre River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Near Ouray Colo
- Dirt road, a house, hayfields, cattle, and a haystack occupy a valley in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Dallas Divide
- Haystacks, meadows, and houses occupy the Dallas Divide area, in Ouray or San Miguel County, Colorado; a car and irrigation ditch are in the foreground, and the San Juan Mountains are in the background, including Mount Sneffels.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farms--Colorado--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver, banks & banking, First National Bank Construction
- Westward view of the First National Bank Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "First National Bank Will Occupy These Quarters On Or About January 1, 1911," "Harris Winthrop & Co.," and "Budweiser."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1911]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, bath house
- View of the Ocean Bath house next to Soda Creek near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a tall sign atop two wooden posts with an assortment of support devices advertising the name of the establishment; a small bridge spans the creek; a man works on...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1863 and 1877]
- Indian travois
- A Native American (Plains) woman rides on the back of a horse with her legs around the shafts of a travois which drags behind. Two small children occupy a wooden restraining cage which has been built on top of the support bench on the travois.
- Indians of North America--Transportation--Great Plains--1870-1900.; Cages--1870-1900.; Children--1870-1900.; Horseback riding--1870-1900.; Travois--1870-1900.; Women--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- May Company construction
- View of construction at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, excavation, horse drawn wagons, the Equitable Building, and signs: "Marx Tailoring Co," "The Smith Photo Supply Co," "W. H. McFadden & Sons...
- May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Mojave Indians
- A Native American (Mohave) man and woman pose in the doorway of their home. The woman wears a print dress and shawl. The man years a breech cloth, shirt, and kerchief, and holds a pumpkin or squash on his head. The structure they occupy is square...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Mohave Indians--1880-1910.; Huts--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Symes Block Denver
- Rooftop view of the Symes Block at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk nearby. Signs read: "M. Philipsbor[n] Cigars [...]," "A. T. Lewis & Son," and "M. D. Barnett (Of Course) Will Occupy Nov. 1st Hats...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Street
- View of a building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four-story brick building has arched window wells with decorative trim. A nearby sign reads: "Drs. Smedley & Porter Dentists Will Occupy...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- A group of dilapidated cabins and storage sheds are in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado. They occupy a clearing at the botttom of a valley and are surrounded by tall mountains.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Valley--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- A group of dilapidated cabins and storage sheds are in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado. They occupy a clearing at the botttom of a valley surrounded by tall mountains.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Valleys--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Meredith - 1942
- Residences occupy a clearing in Meredith (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Meredith (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Meredith--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Dance at the El Patio Ballroom, Lakeside Amusement Park
- Dancers crowd the floor of the El Patio Ballroom at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. A man and four women in satin dresses are lined up in one corner of the room while couples occupy the rest of the floor and the...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Dance--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Amethyst, Colo., the Weiss-Chapman Drug Co.
- Piles of rocks, logs, boards, and debris surround the buildings along a street in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The structures consist of one-story buildings with gables, wood-frames, and tin siding. Two men stand near the "Drug Store"...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Equitable Life Insurance Co. blk. [graphic]
- View of the Equitable Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with balconets, tall arched windows, and balustrade on the central tower. Signs read: "The Equitable Life Assurance...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- View from veranda of the new Eldorado Hotel at Eldorado Springs
- Wooden chairs, some rockers, occupy the veranda at the newly renovated Eldorado Hotel in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. South Boulder creek, Eldorado Canyon, and other resort buildings are in the background.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Porches--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Eureka (Sunnyside)
- The remains of the Sunnyside mill are etched into the side of Eureka Mountain. Remains of the town of Eureka, Colorado, occupy the flats at the foot of the mountain. Mine tailings and a road cut are on the side of the mountain.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1950
- Eureka (Sunnyside)
- The remains of the Sunnyside mill are etched into the side of Eureka Mountain. Remains of the town of Eureka, Colorado, occupy the flats at the foot of the mountain. Mine tailings and a road cut are on the side of the mountain.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1950
- French Gulch near Breckenridge
- Dilapidated buildings occupy an area in French Gulch, near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Mine tailings are in the background.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.
- 1942
- French Gulch
- Dilapidated buildings occupy an area in French Gulch, near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Fort Lupton, Colorado
- Students occupy wooden desks as their teacher stands in the back of a room in the schoolhouse in Ft. Lupton, Colorado. The desks are near a large pot-bellied stove in the center of the room, and an electric light hangs from the ceiling.
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Desks--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1890-1910.; Students--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser
- Denver police officers pose with Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser in Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car is a Cadillac modified by the Izett Auto Body Company to include bullet-proof armor plate, a...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- Nye building
- Men, women, and children stand in front of the Nye building in Montrose, Colorado. Businesses that occupy the block include: Star Grocery, J. C. Penny & Co., Dr. McCafferty, Dentist, The Montrose Enterprise, The Page Marker, and Ralph E. Waldo,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1914 and 1930]
- Idaho Springs school
- The cornerstone to the new addition to the grade school is being laid in Idaho Springs, Colorado, in 1902. A large group of people has gathered and are standing around a triangular support apparatus made of three timbers. It is being used in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Main and Fourth St., Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of intersection at Main and 4th (Fourth) Streets, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows one and two-story flat-roof brick buildings on each street with a Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway electric street car and two women pushing a baby...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Symes building
- Exterior view of Symes building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa streets, Denver, Colorado; designed by Joseph R. and Richard H. Hunt of New York, site was original location of Judge George Gifford Symes' residence who rebuilt in 1906 after original...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street lights--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1906 and 1920]