Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Denver Public Library 1933 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 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Portrait of a member of a fraternal order
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in probably a knights of Pythias uniform. He wears a long, dark colored jacket, a belt with an attached sword and a hat with a feather plume. A pinned floral arrangement is on his chest. Crosses decorate...
- Knights of Pythias--People--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Ne-Ne-Mae and Chil-Lum
- View of two Native American Flathead (Salish) men, identified as Nenemae (Patee-ne-ne-mae) and Chillum (Lhekakah ), dressed in ceremonial costume. The younger of the two wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt, and a headdress, and holds a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Lhe-ka-kah.; Patee-ne-ne-mae.
- 1907
- Mural decoration, side of proscenium arch, Central City Opera House
- A mask lays on a sword, a hatchet, and a ank-shaped object in this painting from the prescenium arch in Central City, Colorado's opera house. A snake-like object winds through the eyes of the mask, and a chain links the sword blade and the hatchet...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- NHSH The Annual: 1910
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1910
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Denver Public Library 1995 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 1995.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1996
- Man in lodge uniform with sword and bicycle beside South Platte [sic]
- Outdoor portrait of a man in a uniform near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He holds a sword and bicycle and wears a peaked cap. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Indian police on drill, Pine Ridge Agc S.D.
- George Sword, police chief (left foreground) poses with his uniformed Native American Lakota Sioux police force, in formation with rifles, on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, seated, holding sword, 3/4 length
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 3/4 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, and embroidered shirt with fringe; holding sword in left hand.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified Indians, seated, one holding sword, other a tomahawk, full length
- Full length portrait of two unidentified Dakota males, seated outside in front of bush. One holds sword or saber, the other holds a tomahawk. Both wear decorated sashes and belts.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified Indians, seated, one holding sword, full length
- Full length portrait of two unidentified Dakota males, seated outside. One is holding sword or saber and wearing decorated belt and feathers in hair; one is wrapped in blanket and wears feathers in hair.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified Indians, seated, one holding saber or sword, full length
- Full length portrait of two unidentified Dakota males, seated outside in front of bush. One is holding a sword or saber and wearing long decorated belt; other is wrapped in a blanket.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Performance of the Scared Cantata "Elaion" (Mount of Olives)
- Program for the first performance of the sacred cantata held on Monday evening May 29 at Central Presbyterian Church. Two pages describe the background for the performance; the order of the performance is given; finally the names of the chorus and...
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- May 29
- Rafael Chacon
- Studio portrait of Major Rafael Chacón (retired). He is dressed in his United States Army uniform. His jackets has two rows of brass buttons, he wears a cap and has a sword at his waist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Chacón, Rafael, 1933-1925--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Retired military...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, in the City Park neighborhood of...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1985
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of the City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1985
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1998
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in an actor's costume who poses in front of a painted backdrop. He wears striped shorts, knee high boots, a sword, light colored tights, a jacket with striped sleeves, a hat with feathers and a cape. The...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man dressed in a uniform, probably regalia for a fraternal organization. The man wears a double breasted coat, gauntlets, a belt and a fringed sash emblazoned with an eagle, and holds a sword and a plumed hat decorated with a...
- Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man dressed in a uniform, probably regalia for a fraternal organization. The man wears a double breasted coat, gauntlets, a belt and a fringed sash emblazoned with an eagle, and holds a sword and a plumed hat decorated with a...
- Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Foraging
- Members of the Colorado National Guard milk a cow beside railroad tracks in the Cripple Creek mining district in Teller County, Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men wear uniforms and ammunition belts; one man poses with...
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cows--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Death, the victor
- In this painting, death is portrayed as a skeleton in a military uniform on a horse, he holds a bloody sword and rides over the dead soldiers and Native Americans who cover the battlefield.
- Indians, Treatment of--North America--1930-1940.; Death--1930-1940.; Skeletons--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Justice
- Sculpture of Justice personified as a woman with a blindfold, a scale, and a sword.
- Justice (virtue)
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fortitude
- Close-up view of a sculpture of a woman with a sword. She wears a robe and a helmet with a plume.
- Sculpture--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- James J. Donnelly an early taxidermist in Meeker living at 917 Park
- Standing portrait of James J. Donnelly, a taxidermist in Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Donnelly poses in his Knights of Columbus [?] uniform consisting of a long coat, admirals cap with plume, sword and cross insignia.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Donnelly, James J.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Clifford Neudahl in "Central City Nights"
- Actor Clifford Neudahl poses in a military dress uniform with braiding, high boots, and fur, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He wears a shako hat and carries a sword.
- Neudahl, Clifford--Performances--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Mr. Marker, old time Rifleite
- Colonel Edward Marker poses for a studio portrait in Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado; his uniform includes a sword and scabbard, medals, and a broad brimmed hat. He has a full beard; a United States flag is in the background.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Military uniforms--American--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.; Marker, Edward.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lake City
- View of the Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado, cemetery, shows an iron grave marker depicting a sword stuck into the ground.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Lake City--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Lake City--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Freemason
- Unidentified Shriner in costume stands next to an automobile in Denver, Colorado. His fez has a crescent and sword and reads: "El Jebel Patrol."
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute), wearing feathers, beads, leggings, moccasins, conchos, hair pipe chokers, earrings, and printed fabrics. Buckskin Charlie holds a sword and a fan.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute), wearing feathers, beads, leggings, moccasins, conchos, hair pipe chokers, earrings, and printed fabrics. Buckskin Charlie holds a sword and a fan.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Patee-Ne-Ni-Mae
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Pateenenimae, poses in front of a tepee in his war costume which consists of moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt decorated with animal tails, and a headdress. One hand holds a sword, the other...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Patee-ne-ne-mae.
- 1907
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a room with shuttered windows, elaborate decorative molding, painted ceiling, a square piano with small...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Yavapai, Yuma Apache scout
- Studio portrait of a Native American Yavapai scout seated at a side table, he wears a military uniform with a helmet and tassels, Arizona; he holds a sword.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1890.; Yavapai Indians--Arizona--1880-1890.; Guides & scouts--Arizona--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--Arizona--1880-1890.
- 1884 or 1885
- General Miles charging the Indian Camp - the dash into the ravine
- Reproduction of a sketch by G. M. Holland of General Miles with sword held high charging the Nez Perce Native American tepee camp. U. S. soldiers wearing uniforms, some on horseback head down the ravine with rifles; some are wounded or dying.
- Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Nez Percé Indians--War--1870-1880.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Stab, Bob Tail Bull, Yellow Wolf, Little Brave
- Portrait of Native American men (Arikara or Ricaree): (left to right) Stab, Bob Tail Bull, Yellow Wolf, and Little Brave (Little Soldier); costume includes a feather headdress, a fur hat, a uniform jacket with epaulets, leggings, moccasins, a...
- Arikara Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Bob Tail Bull.; Little Brave.; Stab.; Yellow Wolf.
- 1876
- Section of Ft. Clark Indian village
- View of a Native American (Arikara or Ricaree) village at Fort Clark, North Dakota; shows elevated platforms, timber huts with mud plastered domed roofs, and people. A man in a felt hat holds a sword.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Little Bear, the Cree Chief, is standing highest at center, these are the people who were settled on the Rocky Boy Reservation, Montana
- Group portrait of Cree Native American men, with Little Bear, Chief of Canadian Cree, standing high in center, outside at the Rocky Boy Reservation, Montana. The men wear blankets, shirts, leggings, moccasins, some have hats. One man holds a...
- Cree Indians--Montana--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Montana--1910-1920.; Rocky Boy's Reservation (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Tribal chiefs--Montana--1910-1920.; Little Bear, Cree Chief.
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre
- Seated portrait of Crow Flies High, Native American Atsina (Gros Ventre) wearing fringed Plains shirt and feather headdress. He holds a sword.
- Atsina Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Crow Flies High.
- 1883
- Home of Chief Red Cloud
- Interior of the frame dwelling built in 1879 for Chief Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Lakota Sioux near the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows his blind wife sitting on a wooden frame bed with star patterned quilt, caste iron stove,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a horse drawn wagon decorated with pennants and a banner that reads: "All Muscle." One man holds up a barbell with "5,000 lbs" painted on each end; one man is stretched out on the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Strong men--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Troops march in the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The men wear military uniforms and caps and hold rifles over their shoulders, one holds a sword and one beats a snare drum. A younger man in front carries an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Marching--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- C.A. Finding residence
- Interior of a study in the Finding residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a full bookcase in the left background, and in the right, a cluttered wooden table with a drawer and glass top. On it is a woman's portrait in an ornate frame, open...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Shriner parade
- African American members of the Shriners march in a parade on Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One man carries a sword. Spectators line the streets.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parades &...
- [1953]
- Paul Porter as "The Duke"
- A Central City Play Festival actor poses in Central City, Colorado, eighteenth century costume, including breeches, a frock coat, a vest, a scabbard and sword, boots with spurs, a long, curly wig, and a three- cornered hat.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Mystic Shrine Mosk [sic], Denver
- View of El Jebel Shrine Country Home or El Jebel, "Mountain" Mosque; 4625 West Fiftieth Avenue and Vrain Street, corner of Berkeley Municipal Golf Course in Denver, Colorado; shows Moorish architecture, terra cotta roofs and sign: "El Jebel Mosque,...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Capt. W. H. Green
- Studio portrait of Captain William H. Green, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company E; uniform includes a sword and tassles.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Green, William H., Captain, 2nd Colorado Cavalry regiment.
- [between 1861 and 1865?]
- Lt Evans
- Studio portrait of (possibly) Captain Isaac F. Evans, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company A. Uniform includes a kepi hat, gloves, and sword.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]