Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mountain obstacle course at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Two soldiers, members of the 10th Light Infantry Division (Alpine) [later renamed 10th Mountain Division], free climb a rock cliff on the obstacle course at Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. The men wear packs and have coiled ropes and rifles...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military Personnel--Colorado--Camp Hale.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cliffs--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Climbing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.;...
- 1943
- Park Hill School hand saw carrying lesson
- Photograph of a first-grade lesson on the correct way to carry a hand saw at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Included in the photo are three unidentified children. One boy stands pointing to another boy who is holding the...
- Saws.; Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Mammy's Kitchen & Whiskey Bar, Lake City, Colo.
- View of the bar back at Mammy's Kitchen & Whiskey Bar located at 304 North Silver Street in the Hough Block in Lake City, Colorado. The employee is pointing to a sign which reads "The First National Bank of Mammy's Kitchen & Whiskey Bar has gone...
- Bars (Drinking establishments); Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Lake City--2000-2010.; Lake City (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Lake City--Pictorial works.; Lake City (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2002
- "Throw up your hands," painted by C.S. Stobie
- Photograph of an oil painting created by Charles S. Stobie. The painting, entitled "Throw up your hands," depicts Stobie pointing his rifle at the viewer. He wears a hat, jacket, cartridge belt and leather gaiters tied at the knee. He stands in an...
- Artists--American.; Military scouts.; Oil paintings--1890-1910.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pouch
- A tanned leather pouch (Native American Ute) used by Chipeta. The pouch has multicolor lazy stitch beadwork in triangle, diamond and band designs, a flap, strap, thong, sinew and fringe at the bottom.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts fingers pointing at a chain. Text includes: "A chain is no stronger than it weakest link," "Guess work," "2 bills," "Confusion," "Automatic," "Double cost," "2 bells," "2 phones," "Experience,"...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- City Hall, Sterling, Colo
- Brick city hall in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, has quoins, double doors, and wide, arched windows with awnings. Lettering under the cornice reads: "City Hall;" a cast iron globed streetlamp is on the sidewalk. Signs read: "Agency," "Danger...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- St. Elmo Colorado
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, a weathered frame business has transom signs: "Stark Bros. Store," "Post Office St. Elmo, Colo." Window lettering reads: "Bell," "Cabins," and depicts a pointing hand.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Post offices--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- St. Elmo Colorado
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, a padlock seals the windowed doors of the Stark Brothers Store. Letters read: "Bell;" a pointing hand is depicted. A paper sign in the window reads: "Out for 30 minutes." A beaded brass doorknob and plate are...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Locks (Hardware)--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- View from the top of a small knoll south of the town of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- A grave is surrounded by a picket fence on a knoll in the ghost town of Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County. Brush grows around the grave and a dirt road winds toward the ghost town.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graves--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- Summer 1975
- Georgetown
- Gravestones in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery have engravings of hands holding flowers and pointing upward. Inscriptions read: "Katie, dau. of J. M. & Joanna Daily," and, "Albert M., son of J. M. & Joanna Daily."
- Daily, Albert M.--Tomb.; Daily, Katie--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Gilpin County, Colo.
- A gravestone in a Gilpin County, Colorado, cemetery depicts a hand pointing upward and clutching flowers. Epitaph reads: "Florence, Dau. of F. S. & ?? Pendleton, Died ??."
- Pendleton, Florence--Tomb.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Northwest on 15th Street, from Welton Street, during Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- Night view northwest on Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado, shows stars and a knight on a horse illuminated on a wire spanning Fifteenth Street which serve as decorations for the Knights- Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave. American flags and...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- View of Riva Ridge with jeep, Italy
- View of Riva Ridge lightly dusted with snow. In the foreground a covered jeep is parked pointing toward the mountains along a gravel road. An open field covered with snow and some woods fill the middle ground.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [February] 1945
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. This dual lamp fixture features upward pointing matte finish milk glass shades with a swirled, flower petal form; the ruffled lips are slightly darkened. The...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central globe is of opalescent glass swirled into a downward pointing turnip shape. Its mount is probably bronze, with a border of palmettes, and above it is...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- John "Jack" Swigert
- John "Jack" L. Swigert, pilot, astronaut, and public servant, points at a cryogenic oxygen tank at Beech Aircraft, Boulder Division, Boulder, Colorado; Keith E. Helart (sunglasses) and Howard E. Mers look on.
- Air pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Astronauts--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Politicians--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Test pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Helart, Keith E.; Mers, Howard E.; Swigert, John L. (John Leonard),...
- [between 1969 and 1971?]
- Indians, Ute - Ouray reburial
- John McCook, brother in law to Ouray, stands pointing skyward as another Native American Ute man stands solemnly nearby at the reburial ceremony of Chief Ouray near Montrose, Colorado. The casket is behind the men under a canvas cover decorated...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Ouray--Death & burial--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.;...
- [1925]
- Ute Indians - Ouray reburial
- John McCook stands pointing skyward near another Native American Ute man at the reburial ceremony of his brother in law, Chief Ouray near Montrose, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Ouray--Death & burial--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.;...
- [1925]
- Cahone
- View of a gravestone in Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, that has been broken off at the base and and leans against it; Baroque curvilinear top carved within a recessed circle includes a hand holding a flower and pointing upward; broken stone...
- Cahone (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Cahone--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966?]
- Gilpin County
- View of a gravestone in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a stone with curvilinear lines coming to a point on top, beneath which is a raised hand pointing up and holding flowers; inscription reads: "Florence. Dau. of F. & A. G....
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows a cut stone with a rounded top, cable design along the edges, and a raised representation of a hand with it's finger pointing upward and holding a flower; over the carving are the words: "Our...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Ludlow strike. Note to Undersherrif [sic] in Walsenberg. He later helped Horace Hawkins with information
- Reproduction of a note from UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I; reads: "Jack McQuarrie - you had better leave this part of the country, as you are to [sic] free with your mouth and God hates a squealer. You done fine in Denver but it is the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Buena Vista Point, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch. Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of horseback riders on Buena Vista Point, Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man on boulder holding reins to saddled horse pointing to view of forested foothills; woman horseback...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Turner Moving and Storage Co
- View of Turner Moving and Storage Company offices on California Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men posed, a bicycle, a model horse-drawn wagon, lettering, and a pointing hand. Address reads: "1617."
- Turner Moving & Storage Company (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Model vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1894?]
- Bald Mountain - near Nevadaville
- View of an arched-pointed gravestone at the cemetery in Bald Mountain, Colorado; features a raised representation of a hand with its index finger pointing upward, above which is inscribed, "Meet me in Heaven;" dedication reads: "Sacred to the...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Greeley
- A grave marker at the cemetery in Greeley, Colorado, features a curvilinear arch on top, a raised image of a hand pointing upward, and inscriptions that read: "Gone Home" and "Harris S. Smith Died Dec. 23. 1871 Aged 50 y's. 8 m's."
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Nederland, Colorado
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Nederland, Colorado, features a segmental arch, a raised image of a hand pointing upward, and an inscription that reads: "Leander B. H. Perkins Died Aug. 17, 1874 Aged 23 yrs. 7 ms." The stone has a large crack in...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nederland--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Exterior of main entrance, Ice Palace, Leadville Colo.
- Exterior view of the main entrance of Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota, and William Cody, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, and William Cody, standing in front of painted backdrop. Sitting Bull wears long headdress, leather jacket and beaded bag over shoulder. William Cody is pointing. Both have a hand on the...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [1897?]
- Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- Exterior front view of Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill, and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and Director...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Hotel closed and boarded up at Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and straw hat sits outside on the boardwalk of the closed and boarded up "Arrow-Hotel," Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. The two-story false front structure with an apex gable has painted vertical board...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Death-house
- Brick buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, have gable and flat roofs, and are topped by lookout towers and a skylight. Power lines cross in front of a guard standing at the edge; men are in the yard below, one is sweeping. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1929?]
- Pioneer Club
- This view to the northeast in Leadville, Colorado, looks toward the fron facade of the Pioneer Club on West Second Street in Leadville, Colorado. Located in what was once the center of red light district, the bar is a two-story brick building built...
- Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West tent set up
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, stands on a stack of wood planks pointing toward someone in the left background during the set up of the grandstand for the show in Paris. He wears a derby hat and a suit. Two men stand...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1880-1890.; Laborers--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Granby, mid 20's
- A man in a suit and tie walks along a wet and muddy Agate Avenue (Highway 40), in Granby, Grand County, Colorado. Wood frame businesses and a few early automobiles show on both sides of the wide street. Signs read: "Post Office," "Cold Drinks,...
- Granby (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Granby--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Two Bear, Dakota, similar view, bust
- Two Bear, Dakota, 1/2 length seated; wearing vest, shirt, bandana tied at neck, and trousers; one arm resting in lap, other arm pointing upward.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Two Bear.
- [188?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Knife Edge, a jagged, rock cliff, stands at the top of a steep hill above Knife Edge Road in Mesa Verde National Park. Deric Nusbaum stands at the base of the cliff with his arm raised pointing at something in the distance. Small shrubs stand near...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Knife Edge Road (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Biog. Nusbaum, Jesse
- Jesse Nusbaum stands next to a camera tripod and leans his hand on top of it pointing his index finger up. He holds a bag and some film cartridges in his other hand and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears wire-framed glasses and a hat. A cloth...
- Cameras--Colorado--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1920?]
- Biog. Nusbaum, Jesse
- Jesse Nusbaum stands next to a camera tripod and leans his hand on top of it pointing his index finger up. He holds a bag and some film cartridges in his other hand and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears wire-framed glasses and a hat. A cloth...
- Cameras--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1920?]
- On the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Three men in overcoats standing between Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) narrow gauge tracks and large snowbank; one man pointing skyward with umbrella, numerous initials inscribed in snowbank; ridge in...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- [1909?]
- Three elevations of track on the Crippl [sic] Creek Short Line
- Three elevations of Cripple Creek Short Line standard gauge track with train exiting tunnel in right background approaching trestle; push car used by L.C. McClure off track in right foreground; unidentified man pointing to train; Colorado Springs...
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Iron Shield with group
- A large group of Native American men poses in front of a group of teepees in a camp for the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men in the back row wear feather headdresses and hold round shields. Iron Shield is kneeling down on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Shield.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1893?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native Americans is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men sit on the ground eating watermelon. The two men at the entrance to the teepee...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Watermelons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Longwolf, Chief of the Bad Face Band of Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Longwolf, Chief of the Bad Face Band of Sioux, poses for a full- length portrait while wearing a feather headdress and pointing a pistol with his left hand. He wears a long, printed shirt. Longwolf was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Longwolf.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull pose for a full-length studio portrait. Sitting Bull wears a long, feather headdress and a buckskin shirt. Cody wears a wide-brimmed, Stetson hat, a shirt embroidered with...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Venezia
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in a gondola with a group of four Native American men while touring in Venice, Italy. Sioux (Dakota) Chief Rocky Bear sits to the right of Cody wearing a feather headdress. Sioux (Dakota) Chief Black...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Venice (Italy)--1890-1900.; Gondolas.; Gondoliers.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Sitting Bull & Buffalo Bill
- Hand-colored postcard of full-length studio portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull. Image is a copy of original photograph by W. Notman in Montreal in 1885 and later copyrighted by D.F. Barry....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Bedouin caravan
- A group of Arab men poses while touring, possibly in Vienna, with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are wearing long white robes while pointing long rifles toward something in the distance.
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]