Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Turtelotte Park (Uncle Joe's cabin)
- "Left to right - Irving Adams, Dorothy Adams (9 yrs. old), Lucile Adams, Greener, Uncle Joe Tourtelotte" pose next to wildflowers in front of Uncle Joe's log cabin, Tourtelotte Park, Colorado in Pitkin County. The structure has a board roof, a...
- Tourtelotte Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Tourtelotte Park--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Tourtelotte Park--1900-1910.; Tourtelotte, Joe.
- 1909
- William Hanford "Uncle Billy" Clark residence
- View of the William Hanford "Uncle Billy" Clark house at 5041 Pearl Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The wood cabin has a brick chimney and pitched roof.
- Clark, William Hanford--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 January 24
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, wearing an Uncle Sam outfit, full length
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, standing holding an umbrella and wearing socks and no shoes. He is dressed as Uncle Sam for a Fourth of July parade or for a cornerstone laying at the state capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota. Two days later Hairy Chin died; no...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- 1889
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Los Cochinos, Hispanic biker club
- Dave Valdez, known as Uncle Dave and members of the Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club, a Hispanic biker club, pose on their motorcycles on a street in Denver, Colorado. Uncle Dave has a long, gray goatee, wears a leather vest and a head band that reads:...
- Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Motorcyclists.; Women.; Valdez, Dave--Pictorial works.; Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club (Denver,...
- [between 2005 and 2009?]
- Tourtelotte Park
- Two men ("Uncle Joe" Sawyer, Greener) pose in a grassy slope with Queen Anne's Lace, Tourtelotte Park, Colorado in Pitkin County. They are dressed identically, wearing trousers, long-sleeved shirts, suspenders, and hats.
- Tourtelotte Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Historical artifacts
- Edward Santarpio (with bottles) and Gerard H. Fischer pose with patent medicines and an advertising sign for the Denver Post newspaper in (probably) Georgetown, Colorado. The sign bears a likeness of Uncle Sam.
- Denver Post--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Antiques--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Book & magazine posters--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Patent...
- 1947 August 2
- Cowboys on a Roundup
- A group of cowboys hired for a Roundup pose by covered wagons and tents in Kaufman Meadow, Chaffee County, Colorado. Some sit on horseback, others lie on the ground and one sits in a wagon. Pictured left to right are: 1. Tom McQuade; 2. & 3....
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Meadow (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Lester Drake grave marker
- Bertha Baerresen poses by a grave marker at Riverside Cemetery in Denver (Denver and unincorporated Adams County), Colorado; the stone structure, carved by Ole Rustad, resembles a log cabin. Letters read: "Lester Drake." Tombstones are in the...
- Drake, Lester.--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lester Drake grave marker
- View of the Lester Drake grave marker at Riverside Cemetery in Denver (Denver and unincorporated Adams County), Colorado; the stone structure, carved by Ole Rustad, resembles a log cabin with a chimney.
- Drake, Lester.--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Jesus Silva and "Uncle Dick" Wooton
- Studio portrait of Jesus Silva and "Uncle Dick" Wooton in East Las Vegas, New Mexico. Mr. Wooton holds a wide-brimmed hat and cane.
- Silva, Jesus fl. 1885.; Wooton, Uncle Dick.; East Las Vegas (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Men--New Mexico--East Las Vegas--1880-1890.
- 1885
- The Haywagon - Miss Hayes and friends
- Miss Hayes is among the group riding a horse-drawn haywagon, decorated in sheaves of grain, flowers, and bunting for the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The riders wear straw or flowered hats and white dresses...
- Uncle Sam (Nickname)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- George D. Begole's uncle
- Studio portrait of George Davis Begole's uncle. He wears a suit and bow tie.
- Men--1850-1870.; Begole, George D. (George Davis), 1877-1956--Family.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Uncle Jim's Question Bee
- Interior view of a Save-A-Nickel grocery store in Denver, Colorado; shows men with cans of lard, a drinking fountain, cash registers, a scale, merchandise, a microphone, and signs: "Quiet Please, On The Air," "Listen to Uncle Jim's Question Bee...
- KVOD (Radio station : Denver, Co.)--1940-1950.; Save-A-Nickel--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Broadcasting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Talk...
- [1941?]
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, wearing "Uncle Sam" costume, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Hairy Chin, Dakota male, dressed in "Uncle Sam" costume, with a top hat and jacket, standing in front of painted backdrop. Hairy Chin was wearing this costume to lead a Fourth of July parade in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1889.
- [1889?]
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- 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
- Auraria Remembered
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 49, 1911 December 2
- La Jara, Colo.
- Men and women pose outside the frame "D.R. Smith General Merchandise, Post Office" building in La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado; some are identified: Aunt Ella, Uncle John and Mrs. Bancroft. The women wear hats with feathers, gloves, and dresses...
- La Jara (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1888?]
- The old Tomlinson place
- Hiram Wesley ("Uncle Wes"), Clara, Ida, and Gertie Tomlinson and Elsie Metzger and John Kircher (with boys in wagon) pose outside a log house, outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The cabin is heavily chinked and has a shingle roof....
- Tomlinson, Hiram Wesley--Homes & haunts.; Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Tom Hughes, early day photographer in Meeker
- Seated portrait of Tom Hughes, taken in Mrs. William A Keller's front room of the ranch house outside of Meeker, near Coal Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A ornate rug serves as a backdrop, other props includes a small marble top table with a...
- Keller, William A.--Family--Homes & haunts.; Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hughes, Tom.
- between 1897 and 1898
- Magnolia Band of Ouray
- The Magnolia Band poses in uniform on street in front of the Croft residence, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; instruments include bass and snare drums, tubas, trombones, cornets and clarionets. Jim Knaus, the drum major, wears a tall plume hat and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drum majors--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Knaus, Jim.
- [1891?]
- C. C. H. S. foot-ball team
- Cripple Creek High School football team of 1910 at Union Park, Cripple Creek, Colorado; two rows of young male football players with sweaters, knickers, cloth-padded helmet, lace-up boots, shin pads or thick wool socks, and turtleneck sweaters or...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Silver Cliff, Colorado
- View of Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows Town Hall, spectators, a Main Street parade with band, floats, United States flags, bunting, Uncle Sam, and signs: "Livery," and "H. W. Foss Grocery store."
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1889 or 1890
- Silver Plume baseball team
- The Silver Plume baseball team, includeing R. C. and Tom, poses on the field, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Ten of the men wear the uniforms, the other four men and the boy wear suits.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baseball players--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Tom May and January
- A miner (Tom May) and his burro (January) stand within the confines of a mining tunnel in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The young man stands with one foot on the ore cart and the burro carries two lanterns on its back.
- May, Tom, Miner.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Teller House interior
- Teller House custodian polishes the Face on the Barroom Floor in Central City, Colorado. The elderly man wears a felt hat and a suit witha sheriff's star pinned to the lapel. Image was painted by artist Herndon Davis.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Art--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Bank of Georgetown
- View of the Bank of Georgetown, opened by William Cushman in 1872. The bank is a two-story false front wood construction building; with a portion of the Cushman Block visible on the right. The second story has four windows under the bracketed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Oliver Turney (Little Chief), Omaha Indian
- Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Native American (Omaha) man identified as Little Chief (Oliver Turney). He wears a collared shirt, kerchief, earrings, round sunglasses, and a fur hat.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Omaha Indians--1920-1930.; Aged persons--1920-1930.; Little Chief, Omaha Indian.; Turney, Oliver.
- 1921 August 21
- Protestors
- Men, women, and children march in support of UMW coal miners on strike against CF&I in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, carrying babies and signs: "We Furnish the Sheriff with a Nursing Bottle" and "If Uncle Sam Can Run the Post Office Why...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Roofers
- Roofers who include George Day, Fred O., Harry Fenil, Eugene Musero, and Fred Gifford pose near a mule-drawn wagon near a doctor's office in Denver, Colorado. A sign on one of the mules reads: "This Roof Being Put On by Uncle Tom the Roofer Man...
- Roofing industry--Employees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mules--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- James Lone Elk is a nephew of Old American Horse
- Studio portrait (standing) of James Lone Elk, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a hair pipe breast plate, beaded armbands, and beaded feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Headdresses--1890-1900.; Lone Elk, James.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- D&RGW train, engine number 718, engine type 4-6-0
- "Uncle Sam", 2 cars, 25 MPH. Photographed: Denver, Colo., June 22, 1922.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1922.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1922
- D&RGW train, engine number 753, engine type 4-6-0
- "Uncle Sam"; 2 cars, 25 MPH. Photographed: Denver, Colo., June 27, 1922.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1922.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1922
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 2403, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; named "Uncle Dick". Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., January 22, 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1919
- Debeque {sic], Colo.
- The interior of a merchandise store in Debeque, Colorado (Mesa County) has shelving packed with items for sale. The inventory includes tins, boxes, clothing, china, and trunks. A stove is in the middle of the aisle, stools are in front of the...
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1914?]
- Eugene Field branch
- Children pose on steps of the Eugene Field Library in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; two boys are twins, book titles include: "Magic Made Easy," "If I Ran The Zoo," and "Uncle Remus."
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.; Denver Public Library. Eugene Field Branch--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Cowboys on a Roundup
- Cowboys line up near covered wagons and a chuck wagon in Kaufman pasture, South Park, Chaffee County, Colorado. Identified are, left to right: Mel DeWitt; Mack Mickan; unknown; unknown; Bert DeWitt; unknown; unknown; Tom McQuade; Billy Cogan;...
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Pasture (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute Indians
- A Native American man poses for a studio bust portrait. Shown at a side angle, he wears a round, flat-rimmed hat and a silk scarf tied around his neck. A handkerchief sticks up from the breast pocket of his suit coat. His long braids rest on either...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- DEA Road Champions
- Baseball players, in uniform, pose in a field. Charles Orville Walters is second from the left and Frank Walters, his brother, stands on the far right. Two young boys in baseball uniforms stand in front of the team of older men. A man on the far...
- Baseball players--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.; Walters, Frank.
- 1928
- Lunch on layover day at Grand Lake Lodge Elmer Berg pointing towards the Ike Little and Polly Pollock.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies stand in a lunch line at a chuckwagon outside a log building at the Grand Lake Lodge in Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado. Elmer Berg raises his arm and points. I.K. "Ike" Little leans against a rock...
- Grand Lake Lodge (Grand Lake, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Gardner Jackson (William S. Jackson, Jr.'s uncle), Gardner's daughter, Deborah Jackson, David C. Wilhelm (W.S.J.'s brother-in-law), Anne Fiske Jackson (W.S.J.'s sister), Edith B. Jackson (W.S.J.'s aunt), Helen Jackson (W.S.J's aunt) and Edith Frost...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Weddings.; Women.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14
- Manualian: 1910
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1910.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Federal administration. Employees
- Western History Subject Index
- Gordon, "Uncle Johnny"
- Western History Subject Index
- Uncle Sam