Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Public play grounds, Denver
- Group of children playing in public playground or school yard, Denver, Colorado; group of boys possibly playing football, group of men watching another man digging large circular hole in playground area; group of boys playing limbo or jumping over...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Smedley School toy library
- Photograph of several small children using a toy library at Smedley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six small children are seen in the picture. One boy stands on a stool reaching for a toy on the stop shelf. Another girl stands watching...
- Children playing with toys.; Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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.)
- 1944 February 17
- USO show musical number
- a GI uniform playing a slide trombone while kneeling turned toward the woman lunging so that the slide almost touches her knee.; Seven members of a United Service Organizations, USO troop, perform a musical number on stage. Shows left to right: a...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United Service Organizations (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Cpl. Squires playing organ Easter, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Cpl. Ralph Squires plays the organ during the 605th Artillery Battalion Protestant Easter service held April 1, 1945, at Rocca Pitigliana, Italy. Worshipers sit on grass listening.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Religious services--Italy--1940-1950.; Squires, Ralph.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 April 1
- Indian playing ping pong
- Two Native American men play ping pong in the foreground with a crowd of men watching them. The two men playing wear feather headdresses. Several men in the audience also wear feather headdresses. One man wearing a suit in the center midground...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Table tennis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection
- View of Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection at the El Chapultepec Jazz Club, 1962 Market Street in Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Saxophonist Freddy Rodriguez, has gray hair and a mustache, a female singer holds a microphone and...
- El Chapultepec (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Freddy Rodriguez and the Jazz Connection (Musical group)--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Interiors.; Jazz musicians.; Jazz singers.; Women.; Rodriguez, Freddy--Pictorial works.; El...
- 1983
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling, a roulette wheel, gaming tables, playing cards, poker chips, croupiers, tables with playing cards and poker dealers, and a tray of glasses. Decor includes floral...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Aspen High School athletic field football line-up
- Aspen High School football team members crouch in two rows in ready positions on the playing field of Aspen High School, Aspen, Colorado. They wear long-sleeved shirts, football trousers, and athletic shoes. A fence encloses the playing field.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909
- A family polo team at Glenwood Springs
- The Devereaux family polo team poses on the playing fields at Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Team members are mounted on horses and holds a mallets.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Polo--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1905
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native American men is gathered in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. A feather headdress rests on the end of a long spear propped aginst a tree in the left...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Steele School kindergarten class
- Photograph of a kindergarten class at Steele Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The class scattered through out the photo. There are a few small groups of children. The majority of the class are playing with building blocks. A few of the...
- Steele School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1930 February
- Smiley Junior High School basketball game
- A photograph of students from Smiley Junior High playing basketball. Two of the players are jumping up to get the ball in the air during the tip off.
- Basketball.; Smiley Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Machine shops.; Workshops.
- 1949 May
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Children playing with toys
- Children sit and play with toys on a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A girl holds a doll. A boy holds a wooden stick from a Tinkertoy set. Shows a metal roller-skate, a gyroscope, pictures of Santa Claus on the table, and a Tinkertoy...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Golf playing
- One man playing golf (driving swing with ball on tee) possibly near Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows other men and boys (possibly caddies) in background, a two-story building (background left), and a canvas tent (center left).
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golfers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Skinner Junior High School students playing violins
- A photograph of three students from Skinner Junior High School playing violins.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Children playing musical instruments.
- 1938
- Skinner Junior High School students playing cello
- A photograph of two students from Skinner Junior High School playing the cello.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Children playing musical instruments.; Cellos.
- 1938
- Woman playing violin
- Portrait of a woman playing a violin by a United States flag and a mandolin in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1920.; Mandolins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Violins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Children on swingset
- Outdoor portrait of children playing in Denver, Colorado, on a swing set.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Man playing a banjo
- Portrait of a young man playing a banjo in Denver, Colorado, by a baby in a fur hood and lace dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Game of wolf and deer
- Several Native American (Paiute) children, playing a game of wolf and deer, form a line and kneel with their hands on the ground in front of them, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Children playing outdoors--Arizona--1870-1880.; Games--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- Dakota child musician
- Seated indoor portrait of a Native American Sioux girl wrapped in a plaid blanket and playing a flute.
- Dakota Indians--Children--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Children playing musical instruments--1870-1880.; Flutes--1870-1880.
- 1882
- Red Cross aide playing guitar
- American Red Cross aide Dorothy "Dot" Nielson, sits playing a guitar for three members of the Tenth Mountain Division from the Quartermasters Battalion: t/5 Arnold Carpenter (left), T/Sergeant Wilbert Rittmueller (kneeling), and T/5 Bennie Levine...
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- State prison boiler room : prisoners doing laundry and playing cards
- Black and white convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, work in the prison laundry. The interior ceiling is open- beamed, and a riveted metal tank below has pipes, valves and a gauge; men stand on it, hanging clothes to dry....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Canon City--1920- 1930.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Glenada School, Weld Co. Dist. #123
- View of children on playground equipment at the Glenada School, district 123, in Weld County, Colorado, shows three boys (Junior Oram at far left) and one girl playing on a teeter totter. A swing set is in the background.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children playing--Colorado--Weld County--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--Weld County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Indians playing cards in front of tent
- A group of Native American men sits in a circle in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. One man stands behind the group in the left midground. The teepee has two bears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Card games--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Jule Keen playing banjo
- Jule Keen, treasurer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on a wood chair playing a banjo while touring with the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. He holds a cigar in his mouth and has a large moustache with its ends waxed. Keen also wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Indian playing ping pong
- Two Native American men play ping pong in the foreground with a crowd of men watching them. The two men playing wear feather headdresses. Two men in the audience also wear feather headdresses. Several of the other men hold their hats in the air as...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Table tennis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Schoolyard possibly Keota
- Women in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, supervise children playing on a swingset. A boy in kneepants has his legs through a set of gymnastic rings, and plains are in the background.
- Keota (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.
- June 1930
- Schoolyard possibly Keota
- A woman in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, supervises children playing on a swingset. A boy in kneepants has his legs through a set of gymnastic rings, and hangs upside down.
- Keota (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.
- June 1930
- Smith School student playing blocks
- Photograph of a small boy playing with building blocks at Smith Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Smith School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Henry Junior High student playing game
- Photograph of a student at Henry Junior High School in Denver, Colorado playing a math game during class. He has a wooden triangle in front of him with one peg inserted. Laying on the table around the triangle are other pegs.
- Henry Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- Henry Junior High students playing games
- Photograph of a table of students playing chess and checkers during a class at Henry Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Henry Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- Lake Junior High School
- A photograph of five students sitting around a campfire. A boy is playing the guitar. The girl wearing a cowboy hat is holding a book that has cowboys in the title; another girl is holding a song book. Behind the group of students is a drawling...
- Lake Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Children playing musical instruments.
- undated
- Morey Junior High School color guard
- A photograph of the color guard of Morey Junior High School raising the United States flag. There are students saluting and playing music.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Children playing musical instruments.;
- undated
- Skinner Junior High School playground
- A photograph of students playing outside on the playground of Skinner Junior High School. The playground is a large field next to the school. The students are wearing shorts and tee shirts while they play.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Children playing.;Playgrounds.
- undated
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- 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.)
- 1925 April 15
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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 March 4
- The charter and ordinances of the city of Black Hawk, Colorado. : Including the names of the members of city council and city officers from organization to 1887, also various acts amending charter / Rev., comp., and codified by Edwin W. Hurlbut,...
- Municipal charter for the City of Blackhawk, Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)
- 1881
- Playing Volleyball at Mission Viejo
- People standing on either side of a net playing a game of volleyball on the grass. A fence, a parking lot with cars, and houses visible in the background. Blue sky with a clouds overhead.
- Volleyball.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Playing Volleyball at Mission Viejo
- People standing on either side of a net playing a game of volleyball on the grass. A fence and a house located in the background. Blue sky with a few clouds overhead.
- Volleyball.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Playing Volleyball at Mission Viejo
- People standing on either side of a net playing a game of volleyball on the grass. A fence and a house located in the background. Blue sky with a few clouds overhead.
- Volleyball.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980