Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. Many young men, women and boys lean on a chain link fence in the foreground. They wear a variety of hats; one woman has a jaunty, small crowned, wide brimmed hat of unusual design. In the background,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; McGilberry, Kitty.; Powe, Peggy.; Smythe, Douglas fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman in pinstriped overalls, a white blouse, straw hat and sandals squats holding a Coke bottle. A small crying boy wears a cowboy outfit. People in the background include a man wearing a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad-- 1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. Two uniformed marines with band insignias stand hats in hand talking to four young women in formal gowns. Two of the gowns are of a brocaded sheer fabric, and two of the ladies wear light colored wraps....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms.; Abend, Lee.; Barry, Delphine.; Gagliardi, Lucille.; Gagliardi, Marguerite.; Hines, Paul.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A white haired man with a walrus moustache waves his hat out the window of a early 1930's sedan with open windshield. The car is draped with fringed garland, and has a Stars and Bars flag mounted in the door...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Burrough, Margaret.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman is dressed in a plaid cowboy shirt and bandana, and leather chaps. A gentleman with his back to the camera is in a Confederate uniform with embroidered sleeve; just next to his head...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Finn, Eileen.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. In the foreground are young men, women and children leaning on a chain link fence. They wear a variety of headgear; one woman has a polka-dot knotted scarf hat, another wears a dress of a bold,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Brill, Marty.; Powe, Peggy.; Tabor, Flora.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man in a double breasted uniform with medals, brass buttons, and a felt hat holds a cane. A gentleman standing next to him is in a light colored suit and tie, white shoes and a straw hat, and has a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Baugh, L. N.; Whitney, A. F.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado, with a Boy Scout holding a Confederate flag and uniformed men on horses riding on the brick street. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk in the background. A lightpole with four crossed cast iron brackets holding...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, E. L.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man standing speaks to a seated woman holding a crutch. A U. S. Mailbox is on the wall under a sign that reads: "Young Ladies Desiring Escorts Register Here - Escort Committee." On the wall in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mathes, Ben.; Paylor, I. Irvin.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of drum majorette in a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short tank dress and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Men, women, and children watch from the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Uniformed Marines march on the brick street, carrying French horns and a tuba. Commercial buildings in the background have lettering that reads: "P & C Grocery" and a neon sign: "American Cafe."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Several women in replicas of 1860's dresses carrying Confederate flags and wearing bonnets, parade on the brick street. A boy with a bicycle is in the background and behind him are parked 1930's automobiles....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of two couples seated at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. The men are in uniforms with brass buttons and elaborate sleeve stitching. One woman wears a full length satin gown with puffed shoulders and short sleeves, and has lettered ribbons...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Howell, Julius Franklin.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A two horse team, surrey, and passengers in gingham dresses and straw hats drive on the bricks of Commercial Street. Brick buildings in the background are draped in bunting, and painted letters under the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of an elderly men flanked by two women in cowboy hats at convention, Trinidad, Colorado. Gentleman with a black eye wears double breasted confederate topcoat with medals, piping and brass buttons. A woman in the background wears a bonnet with...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Atkinson, Homer T.; Powe, Peggy.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of three seated men in uniforms talking to each other at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. One man holds a newspaper and gestures while the other two look at him. The jacket of one man has elaborate stitching on the arm. Women in bonnets...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Dean, Samuel Andrew.; Rogers, Irvin B.; Sadler, James Robert.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- Interior view of a bar in Trinidad, Colorado, cluttered with bottles, glasses, spoons, cash and bowls. A marine wears dress blues and cap with band insignia. A woman in a satin cowboy shirt and white cowboy hat is being embraced by a man. A man...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of dancing couples at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. Men wear their Marine uniforms and women wear fancy dress.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms.; Douse, Ken.; McCarthy, Imelda.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man holding an ornately carved cane descends steps helped by another man . A woman wearing dark gown and fur overcoat with ermine collar, pearl necklace, and large corsage descends the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kennedy, John R., fl. 1939.; Reid, John R., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado, gathered around a gaming table play the "chuck-a-luck" game; a cylindrical chrome cage with large dice is mounted on a stand and rotated by a crank. Cigar boxes containing coins on the table read: "Mild...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man in confederate uniform holding a Stars and Bars flag emerges from the elevator cage in the Columbian Hotel with a Boy Scout. Other persons are in the elevator in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Guides & scouts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of couples dancing at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. A young man wearing a Marine uniform dances with a young woman in a sleeveless gown with mirabou trim and a sheer overskirt. Others dance in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms.; Crain, Mildred.; Tyler, Joshua.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a dancing couple attending the convention in Trinidad, Colorado. The womam wears a lace dress, with overlapping flounces from waist to floor, and a wide, ruffled lace collar. She wears a sprig of ostrich feathers in her hair. Spectators...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, Sara Grace.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly gentleman in a Confederate uniform holds the arm of a young woman wearing a gown with waist to floor flounces and possibly a hoop or bustle and a dogcollar necklace and cameo. A man in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.; Frazier, Sarah Ruth.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A young boy in cowboy costume with a faux leopard skin pouch is encircled by men, women and boys watching a man hold a snake.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Smythe, Douglas, fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Old blockhouse, and pupils, Grand Ronde
- Native American Nez Perce students pose in a long row with Dr. Kershaw, Indian agent and instructors in front of an old block house, Grande Ronde Indian School, Oregon. The girls wear dresses and the boys were sack jackets and trousers; some with...
- Indians of North America--Oregon--1890-1910.; Nez Percé Indians--Oregon--1890-1910.; Indian agents--Oregon--1890-1910.; School children--Oregon--1890-1910.; Schools--Oregon--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Dickinson Branch
- Exterior of Dickinson Branch, named for Charles E. Dickinson, a banker, (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design features a tile roof, decorative...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- Construct of ski course, City of Aspen, Colorado
- View of two skiers in Aspen, Colorado; shows one skiing down the hill and the other looking down at the town; ski gates at the side of the hill and bare trees on either side of the slope; landmarks in the town include the Hotel Jerome, the Wheeler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940]
- Denver and Rio Grande depot in Aspen, Colorado
- View of the snow-covered Denver and Rio Grande train depot in Aspen, Colorado; features a one story, rectangular, wood structure with a hipped roof, a chimney, rectangular windows and a transom over the front door; sign over the door "Aspen;"...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Aspen--1970-1980.
- April 1973
- Creede, Colorado
- A group of people in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, stand on the porch of a store and along the dirt road in front of it and look into the distance. A man sits on a horse, and several of the men hold shovels and picks over their...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Anderson & Sharp's Paint Shop
- This paint store in Canon City, Colorado, has a variety of brushes, paint cans, and wallpaper displayed in the window and entry. Men pose on the boardwalk; two are in suits with gold chains, the rest are in white painter's clothes. One stands on a...
- Paint shops--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- The Central Hotel Foulkes Bldg. built in 1889
- The brick Foulkes Building, in Canon City, Colorado, has a mansard roof, cornices, bays and a dormer; brackets and spindlework adorn the storefronts. Incised stone panels with flourishes read: "Foulkes" and "1889." Men, women, children and dogs...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The McClure House, northwest corner 4th and Main
- The McClure House, in Canon City, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with a flat roof, bracketed cornice, and stone sills and keystones. Men pose on the boardwalk that is lined with a rail fence; women look out the windows. A corner...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Old military academy
- At the old Military School in Canon City, Colorado, uniformed cadets are at parade rest with rifle butts to the ground. Two have flags, one of the United States. A three story brick building behind them has a mansard roof, bracketed cornice, stone...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Military education--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1880 or 1881
- Old C block
- Men look at the two-story, rusticated stone walls of the old "C" block at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The windows are boarded over and show smoke damage. A new, concrete cell block adjoins; it has barred windows, turban vents...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1950
- The Soda Springs on the left and the Iron Springs
- This eight-sided gazebo in Canon City, Colorado, is made of branches, some twisted into flourishes. Deer antlers top the plank roof, and men and a woman sit on benches in back. A rubble wall is at the base of the rocks in the background, with a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1877
- Exterior of old kitchen
- Stone and concrete buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, have hipped gable roofs, vent stacks, factory windows, roll up sectional garage doors, rain gutters and downspouts. A pediment tops the entry; letters on it read "CSP...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1950
- Rio Grande County, Del Norte
- View looking up at a steam-powered tractor, which is parked under an open arch. "Case" on front of engine, as well as an eagle.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tractors--Colorado--Del Norte--1960-1970.
- July, 1966
- Looking south toward Mt. Sopris from Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs Campus
- View of the campus of Colorado Mountain College near Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Features include: modern, square-shaped building with a hipped roof and surrounded by rectangular-shaped walls; shows...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.); Universities & colleges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1960- 1970.; Colorado Mountain College.
- October, 1967
- Rosedale School
- View of Rosedale Elementary School at 2330 South Sherman Street in the Rosedale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Victorian Gothic style two-story brick building with gabled entries, a tile roof and "Rosedale School" carved over the front...
- Rosedale Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Rosedale (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.
- [between 1924 and 1950?]
- Last picture of Chipeta
- Chipeta, a Native American (Ute) woman, poses next to a tepee near Dragon (Uintah County), Utah. She is wearing a dress or skirt under a plaid shawl. An animal skin is on a tree or shrub beside the tepee.
- Indians of North America--Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Dragon (Utah)--1920-1930.; Tipis--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Chipeta.
- 1923
- Chief Ouray's squaw, Chipeta
- Chipeta, a Native American (Ute) woman, poses next to rounded woven baskets with leather handles. She holds a small woven basket and wears a long calico skirt or dress with a pattern of grapes, blossoms, and leaves; a woven, patterned shawl with...
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Baskets--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Chipeta.
- 1907
- Adams County Golf Clubhouse, Henderson, Colorado
- View of the newly-constructed Adams County Golf Clubhouse in Henderson, Colorado. Architectural features: steeply-pitched roof with shingles, a glass facade, a concrete foundation, and glass, globe light fixtures. Three golf carts are parked...
- Henderson (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Golf--Colorado--Henderson--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Gold Hill's first general store and Post Office was housed in this building about sixty years ago
- View of the abandoned store and post office in the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County. Architectural features include wood siding, front gable, side balcony, and large, storefront windows.
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Gold Hill--1940-1950.
- November 24, 1941
- Hank Campbell a pioneer of Hahns Peak
- Hank Campbell sits in a chair smoking a pipe in Hahns Peak, Routt County Colorado, in a suit, vest, tie, and cowboy hat.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Smoking--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Tobacco pipes--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Campbell, Hank, Pioneer.
- 1907
- Hutch Stevens, Lovelock, Nevada
- Prospector Hutch Stevens of Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado, stands near rock formations near a Nevada Mining Camp. Stevens holds a pick axe in his left hand and has a canteen hanging around his neck. He wears a...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Stevens, Hutch, 1854-1907.
- March, 1907
- The old Granger Hall from which the back portion has been torn away
- The vacant meeting hall in the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County is situated near a one-story log cabin with a gable. The meeting hall has a hipped roof with a cupola, wood siding with peeling paint, two entry doors, and rectangular...
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Gold Hill--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gold Hill--1940-1950.
- November 24, 1941
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- John H. Prather, uniformed guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, looks at a dump truck on an embankment below; barrels, trash, and a prison fence are beyond. Lettering on the door reads: "328 Prison."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Earl L. Budd, uniformed guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has his hand on the stone below a hole. An embroidered patch on his arm reads: "Colorado State Prison."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1965