Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Safeway Distribution Center Historic District Eligibility Form
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 5 and 6, 1931 May-June
- Olla
- A Native American Zuni prayer meal olla (bowl) with images of dragonflies, frogs and tadpoles painted with brown and red slip on a white background.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ollas--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Ceremonial bowl
- A pottery Native American Zuni Indian prayer meal bowl. Images of birds, frogs, triangles and scrolls are painted on with brown and red on white slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Bowls (Vessels)--1800-1850.
- [between 1800 and 1850]
- Bowl
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware bowl with triangle, hatched, hook, wave, and feather patterns in a brown and red paint over cream slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Zuni pottery--1900-1930.; Bowls (vessels)--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Olla
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware water jar with triangle, hatched, hook, and zigzag patterns in a brownish-black and red paint over white slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Zuni pottery--1900-1930.; Jars--1900-1930.; Ollas--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Ceremonial bowl
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware ceremonial bowl used as a prayer meal bowl; stepped rim with a tadpole design in brown and red paint over white slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Bowls (vessels)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Ceremonial canteen
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware ceremonial canteen with heads and handles; painted dark brown, red-brown on white-brown slip in a feather, scallop and floral pattern.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Canteens (vessels)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Jar
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware jar with terrace design in brown and red paint over cream slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Jars--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Jar
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) Redware jar with a high shoulder; geometric zoned X and V designs are painted in white, black and red slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Jars--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Water jar
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) water jar. The jar has a wide mouth; an image of the Rainbird, hatching, spiral and line designs are painted with yellow-white slip and dark brown and red paint.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Water bottles--1890-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Zuni pottery--1890-1920.; Jars--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Water jar
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) water jar. Designs include scallops, lines, hooks, hatches, cross hatches, stepped triangles, circles, pedal, deer motif, bird, and medallion. Colors are painted in dark red and black paint and cream color slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Water bottles--1890-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Zuni pottery--1890-1920.; Jars--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Effigy
- A Native American (Zuni) clay effigy of an owl. Feather designs, eyes and a beak of the owl are painted on with red and black on white slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Owls--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Water jar
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) water jar with a wide mouth and triangle and line designs. The designs are painted in yellow-white slip and dark brown and red paint.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Water bottles--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Jars--1880-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Grammar school at Adams City
- The four-room grammar school building in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado was built in 1907. The light colored brick building features a rambling floorplan with two stories. The two end sections have hipped roofs and open double-hung windows. A...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1910.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Dressing room scene
- Wearing a slip and brassiere, a woman holds a cloche hat. Shoes, boots, fur, and lingerie drape her wardrobe; her hair is in marcels.
- Lingerie--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Woman jumping
- View of a woman in a slip and stockings jumping from a bridge, Colorado.
- Jumping--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- U. S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an autograph in Denver Colorado, for two boys, Denny Blakley of Rifle, left, and Michael McGlone of Butte, Montana. From photo caption: "The youngsters had to slip through politicians at the Brown Palace...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Autographing--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Presidents--United States--1950-1960.; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.; McGlone, Michael.; Blakely, Denny.
- June 18, 1952
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- West side of the Hotel de Paris, located on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The west side of the building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Tabasco tram
- View of the site of Tabasco, a CF&I coal mining district; shows ruins of frame aerial tramway towers and bare mountains.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1960-1970.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Tabasco--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Tabasco--1960-1970.
- 1960
- A Grand Valley orchard, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of one row of apple trees, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fruit orchard, distant view of ridge.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apple orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Toboganning sports in the pool
- View of swimmers as they slip down a slide into the Yampah (Yampa) Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. They splash into the pool as onlookers watch from the edge and the lawn.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sliding--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Bronze Daughters club
- View of a Bronze Daughters club function. A group of African American (Black) women dressed in full length formal dresses gather around a table in Denver, Colorado. Candles, a stack of paper plates, and a tray of hors d'oeuvres sit on a table that...
- Bronze Daughters (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Yep, this is 1935
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-125] The first week group ready to go home, [ARL-126] Just hold those poses a moment, please. My, my, such figures!, [ARl-127] 'Andy Family' First week, [ARL-128] A good old water fight. You get wet...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1935
- Golden Circle Railroad tracks
- View of a narrow gauge double slip switch on Golden Circle Railroad tracks in Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows a signal, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad freight cars on tracks, a log cabin, mine buildings and tailings, and utility poles on...
- Golden Circle Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ferndale, Colo. Robinson (W.F. & Mary Byers), 2nd house
- A boy sits on a pillow covered day bed and reads on the porch of the cabin owned by W.F. and Mary Byers Robinson in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows doors, windows, a rustic table with flowers, a slip covered chair, a canvas deck...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Porches--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Mrs. James A. Wilson, Children's Librarian, confers with a customer
- A young girl, Lynn Wilson, stands in front of the circulation desk and checks out a book at the Lakewood Public Library in Jefferson County, Colorado. She wears a sleeveless shirt, plaid trouser; her hair is styled in a ponytail with a headband. ...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Wilson, James, Mrs.; Wilson, Lynn.
- July 3, 1962
- Ride to the sky
- A gondola lift on a cable rises 800 feet up Prospect Mountain on the south side of Estes Park, Colorado. Evergreen trees mingle with businesses and residences on curving streets in the town below, amd grow on the surrounding hillsides and craggy...
- Ski lifts--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1970.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Gillpatrick is in the center of this picture with two ball players on either side of him.
- The baseball team for the Tuileries amusement park in Englewood, Colorado, has "Tuileries" printed on their shirts. They pose with three men in suits; the middle figure is William Gillpatrick, the operator of the park.
- Englewood (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Englewood--1900-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Englewood--1900-1920.; Gillpatrick, William.
- [between 1906 and 1913?]
- This picture shows the lake
- Vera Gillpatrick, Bert Hamlyn, and May Hamlyn stand on the trestle of the little train that ran around the Tuileries amusement park. The lake, behind them, is rimmed by trees and has a waterfall that falls under the trestle.
- Englewood (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Englewood--1900-1920.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Englewood--1900-1920.; Gillpatrick, Vera Terrell.; Hamlyn, Bert.; Hamlyn, May.
- [between 1906 and 1913?]
- Gove Junior High students in counseling office
- Photograph of three male students standing in a line at the school counselor's desk at Gove Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The counselor sits at the desk and inspects a slip of paper from the first boy while the other two wait with...
- Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1925
- Thomas Hornsby Ferril House fireplace
- Photograph of a fireplace with mirrored mantel with a decorative tile along the slip in a room of the Thomas Hornsby Ferril House located in Denver, Colorado. The 1889 Queen Anne style house was built by Hughes and Llewellyn from plans drawn by...
- Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988--Homes & haunts.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991 June
- Thomas Hornsby Ferril House fireplace
- Photograph of a mantel in with decorative tiles on the slip and cheek in the Thomas Hornsby Ferril house located in Denver, Colorado. The 1889 Queen Anne style house was built by Hughes and Llewellyn from plans drawn by Franklin Goodnow for Mrs....
- Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988--Homes & haunts.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991 June
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 14, 1911 April 1
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 6, 1913 December 27
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- 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
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- 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: vol 17 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- 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: 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
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- 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 May 25