Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 5, 1914 December 12
- Trinity Methodist Church, 18th at Broadway, Denver, Colorado : one hundredth anniversary 1859-1959.
- Booklet created to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado in 1959. Included in the booklet is a history of the church, a list of former pastors and photographs of different members of the...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1959
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- 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 March 23
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Werner Carl Schwartzmiller : the convict who kidnapped Guard Capt. Chet Wms. Yeo
- Werner Carl Schwartzmiller with blood covered forehead lies on the floor of Warden Best's office. He was recaptured after leading the break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. A paper matchbook, paper cup, and the shoes of his...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Schwartzmiller, Werner Carl.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Gold Coin Club
- Exterior view of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond Avenue, Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after 1899 fire, formally opened March, 1900) was constructed by Wood Investment Company for employees of Gold Coin Mine; sold after 1904 by Wood...
- Victor (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1960-1980.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1960-1980.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Scene of the great fire, Victor
- View of group of men, women & children posed in front of ashes & debris of R. H. Atchison's residence, Victor, Colorado, one day after devastating fire of August 21, 1899. The fire is reported to have destroyed 14 blocks in four hours; a single...
- Atchison, R. H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- University Park School student with chair
- Photograph of University Park Elementary School student Delires Carlson helping to clean up the classroom by returning a chair after a class activity in Denver, Colorado.
- University Park School (Denver, Colo.); University Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- History of Denver
- Creede, about 1906, after being rebuilt after fire
- In this panorama of the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, taken after the town was rebuilt after a fire, there is snow on the rooftops and hillsides. Buildings include commercial storefronts, mills, and residences.
- Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- "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
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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 December 17
- 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 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
- Cor. Wall St. and Creede Ave., after the fire
- Men stand and pose at the corner of Wall Street and Creede Avenue after a fire in the commercial district of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Smoke rises from piles of timber and metal debris. Buildings with gabled or flat roofs are in the canyon...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1892 June]
- West half burned 3 days after east half
- View of two images: top image includes second fire on April 29, 1896, as it streaks across town and an explosion occurs from dynamite stored at El Paso Livery and Stable; lower image includes aftermath from second fire, debris and rubble and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Central City after 1st fire of 1874
- View of Central City and Casto Hill, which are blanketed in snow, after the fire of 1874. Gregory Street is at the bottom of a snowy slope, flanked by small, wood-frame houses with snow on their roofs. Lawrence and East High Streets are in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fires--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- After the race, San Geronimo Feast, Taos, N.M.
- Shows large crowd of spectators after the relay race, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Native American (Taos) runners in center of crowd carry branches. Men, women and children are standing, sitting in wagons, most are wearing hats,...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- A "feast" after the council, P.R. Agency, S.D.
- Native American Dakota Sioux men sit in a large circle and eat after a council meeting, 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 councils--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- July 1891
- Central City after the fire, 1873
- center midground. In the left midground is the office and residence of J.O. Raynolds, general agent for Colorado for a prominent powder company. Part of Turner Hall juts into the right foreground. Originally the Cook & Kimball Mill, Turner Hall was...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Chimneys--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Central...
- [1873?]
- Georgetown after wind storm
- View of houses and buildings in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows damage to buildings after a wind storm. Roofs, fences and log buildings are destroyed and logs are scattered on the snow covered ground.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Ruins--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Storms--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1869 November 19
- Daniels and Fisher'ss Tower interior clock after renovation
- Interior photograph of the inside of the clock in the Daniels and Fisher Tower, after renovation, located in Denver, Colorado. Image was taken prior to renovation. Designed by Frederick J. Sterner and George H. Williamson as part of the 1911...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clock towers.; Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--Pictorial works.; Tower clocks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1998 January
- Daniels and Fisher's clock interior after renovation
- Interior photograph of the inside of the clock and entrance to the clock, after renovation, in the Daniels and Fisher Tower located in Denver, Colorado. Image was taken prior to renovation. Designed by Frederick J. Sterner and George H....
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clock towers.; Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--Pictorial works.; Tower clocks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1998 January
- Daniels and Fisher's Clock after renovation
- elevated photograph of the clock and bell on the Daniels and Fisher Tower after renovation. Tower is located in Denver, Colorado. Designed by Frederick J. Sterner and George H. Williamson as part of the 1911 Daniels and Fisher dry goods store...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clock towers.; Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--Pictorial works.; Tower clocks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Daniels and Fisher's bell after renovation
- Photograph of the Daniels and Fisher Tower bell, after renovation, located in Denver, Colorado. Designed by Frederick J. Sterner and George H. Williamson as part of the 1911 Daniels and Fisher dry goods store building, the 21-story Renaissance...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clock towers.; Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--Pictorial works.; Tower clocks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Windows.; St. Joseph Church (Denver,...
- ca. 2004
- 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?]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Knight House (1015 Ninth Street)
- View of a section the Knight House (1885) after restoration, 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, located in Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick Second Empire...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Conservation &...
- [1976?]
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery) after renovation and restoration, the building is located at 900 Auraria Parkway on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was built in 1881,...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Tivoli Student Union (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Student unions.; Universities & colleges.;...
- 2005
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Crosses.; Dormers.; Historic buildings.; Steeples.; St. Joseph...
- ca. 2004
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church...
- ca. 2004
- Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1858
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Polly pry at Cheeseman [sic] Dam
- Denver Post reporter Polly Pry rides on a platform attached to a crane, at the construction site of the Cheesman Dam in Douglas county, Colorado. A man stands on the railroad tracks in the canyon below.
- Cheeseman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Polly Pry.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Statue of Zebulon Pike in front of Antlers Hotel
- Buggies and people with umbrellas gather around a likeness of Zebulon Pike erected for the 25th anniversary of Colorado's statehood, in front of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The plaster statue succumbed to the...
- Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813--Statues--1900-1910.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1901?
- Butterfly Mill
- View of the Butterfly Mill after the flood of Trout Lake near Ophir, (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Golden Eagle robbery scene
- A large crowd is gathered outside the Golden Eagle Dry Goods building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado after robbers dynamited two safes. Signs on the building read: "100,000 Mark Down Sale."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 10, 1931
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Reporters and spectators gather around Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Fokker tri-motor airplane on his visit to Denver, Colorado. Byrd visited Denver after his flight to the South Pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- 1929
- Velox the polar bear
- Velox the polar bear poses on hind legs in the City Park Zoo. Velox passed away in 1961 after nearly 20 years in the zoo.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Velox (Polar Bear)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Denver Zoo--1940-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Polar bears--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.;...
- [between 1940 and 1961?]
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- People crowd around Admiral Richard E. Byrd being interviewed by reporters, in Denver, Colorado, after his historic 1929 flight to the South Pole. Shows the Fokker tri-motor airplane used for Byrd's expedition.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.; Fokker Aircraft.
- 1929
- Train wreck
- Railroad cars lie crushed and overturned after a train wreck; a portion of one car lies in a river. Probably the wreckage of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train near Vona (Kit Carson County), Colorado, after a bridge collapse.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.;...
- [1929 July 18?]
- Train derailed by stream
- Railroad cars lie crushed and overturned with portions in a river after a train derailed. Probably the wreckage of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train near Vona (Kit Carson County), Colorado, after a bridge collapse.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.;...
- [1929 July 18?]
- Train derailed
- Railroad cars lie crushed and overturned with portions in a river after a train derailed off a bridge. Probably the wreckage of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train near Vona (Kit Carson County), Colorado, after a bridge collapse.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.;...
- [1929 July 18?]
- Taos pueblo church interior
- Interior of Taos Pueblo church (Native American) just after mass. Shows vigas, retablos (icons), altar with front railing, flowers, statue, burning candles, organ and chairs.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Altars--New...
- [1915 or 1925?]
- Last Bird
- Studio portrait of Brigadier General Leonard W. Colby, commander of the Nebraska National Guard and his adopted daughter, Lost Bird, (Margaret Elizabeth) a Native American Lakota Sioux baby. Abandoned by her mother, Rock Woman, for dead after...
- Dakota Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Infants--1890-1900.; Military officers--1890-1900.; Lost Bird, d. 1920.; Rock Woman--Family.; Colby, Leonard...
- [1891]
- Breckenridge, looking southwest
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southwest, shows the frame, gable roofed, one story Saint Mary's Catholic Church with a cross on its gable peak and a ladder on its snow dusted roof. It has a gothic door and windows, and a round window...
- St. Mary's Catholic Church (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]