Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Monte Belevedere afternoon of the attack
- View of battlefield on Mount Belvedere, Italy, taken in the afternoon of the attack. The photographer's unit had been in reserve in the morning at the start of attack and so this field, which had seen heavy fighting, looked peaceful by the time he...
- Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Belvedere, Battle of, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- David Bruce Powers train of Leavenworth at Denver
- David Bruce Powers' supply train from Leavenworth, Kansas forms a circle on Market Street, Denver, Colorado. Men sit on burros and lead teams with covered wagons. Signs on businesses read: "Leather & Shoe Findings Storage & Commission," "Saddlery...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1868 June 20
- 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
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- Poster "Attack on Pearl Harbor"
- A Office of War Information World War II poster made by the United States Government Printing Office. The poster has images of a tattered American flag at half staff, a tribute to those who died in the bomb attack on Pearl Harbor. The text reads:...
- World War, 1939-1945--Posters.
- 1942
- Sioux Indians in ambush preparing to attack settlers
- Native American (Sioux) men crouch behind a fence as they wait to attack a farm. One man holds a rifle and wears a bow and quiver.
- Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ambushes--1860-1870.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Early morning on the first day of the April attack
- Shows brush and forest in the foreground and an Italian mountain town in the distance. Taken on the first day of the Tenth Mountain Division's April attack.
- Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Mount Pigna sector, second day of the April attack
- The Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, faced this terrain in the Mount Pigna sector of the battle-front on the second day of the April attack. Visible is a deep valley, a high ridge and mountains in the distance. Broken trees...
- Mount Pigna (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 April [14]
- Attack on stagecoach
- A group of Native Americans reenacts an attack on the Deadwood Stagecoach in a dirt arena during a peformance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A man, possibly scout John Y. Nelson, sits on top of the back of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Stagecoaches.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- 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 September 30
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Piegan Indians. Montana
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians, in Colorado
- Adult Shoppe
- View of the Adult Shoppe at 3061 South Santa Fe Drive in Englewood, Colorado. Shows a one-story brick building with two glass bricked windows next to the entrance. A free-standing sign reads: "Live Girl Show" and has a silhouette of a naked woman....
- Adult Shoppe (Englewood, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Englewood (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Motion picture theaters.; Adult Shoppe (Englewood, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Englewood--Pictorial works.; Englewood (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1985
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 5 and 6, 1928 May-June
- Home of Wm. G. Isaac, dynamited December 17, 1903 at New Castle, Colo. [graphic]
- The William G. Isaac home, in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, has severe damage from dynamite planted in a personal attack on five residences. Lumber and brick are in disarray.
- Isaac, William G.--Homes & haunts.; New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bombings--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- 1903 December 17
- Home of Wm. Doyle, dynamited December 17, 1903 at New Castle, Colo. [graphic]
- William Doyle's home, in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, has severe damage from dynamite planted in a personal attack on five residences. Interior furnishings are among the debris. The homeowner was a prominent official in a mine that was on...
- Doyle, William--Homes & haunts.; New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bombings--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- 1903 December 17
- Home of Evan R. Davis, dynamited December 17, 1903 at New Castle, Colo. [graphic]
- The Davis home, in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, has severe damage from dynamite planted in a personal attack on five residences. The homeowner was a prominent official in a mine that was on strike at the time of the bombing.
- New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bombings--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- 1903 December 17
- Litter bearers evacuate wounded on Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Regiment, 1st Battalion, walk in front of a wounded soldier on a litter carried by five others. According to the caption the soldier had been wounded in the attack on Mount Belvedere during the...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- The returning war party
- Mounted Native American (Crow) warriors walk their horses through a stream upon their return from a battle. Many wear headdresses, others carry flags on long poles and weapons.
- Crow Indians--War--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.; War--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Chief Red Cloud and his wife in later years
- Standing outdoor portrait of Chief Red Cloud, (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Sioux (Lakota or Teton group, Oglala band) and his wife. Red Cloud led his people in the Fetterman fight and was a great negotiator and diplomat. He wears...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Teton Indians--1880-1900.; Aged persons--1880-1900.; Spouses--1880-1900.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Coyote and hounds
- Two hounds attack a coyote, probably in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Greyhounds--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Coyotes--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Architectural field survey #31 roll 2
- View of a building at a junkyard at 4431 Cherokee Street in the Globeville neigbhorhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign on a chain link fence reads: "Danger Professionally Trained Breakaway Attack Dogs."
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Junkyards--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1976]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Native American (Sioux) men and a white man and woman reenact an Indian attack on white settlers at their cabin in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, London England. The Sioux men wear moccasins, leggings, and feathers in their hair or feather...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--England--London--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--England--London--1890-1900.; London (England)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1890-1900.; Historical...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Forbes
- View of Forbes Mine ruins, after the UMF labor strike against CF&I, in Forbes (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- The capture
- Native American men on horseback attack white men as they defend themselves with rifles.
- Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Ambushes--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- The Indian war Indians attaching [i. e. attacking] a wagon train.
- A group of Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback attack a wagon train with arrows and rifles.
- Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Ambushes--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--1860-1870.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Wyoming Territory The Sioux War--The Indians attempting to surprise General Crook's camp at Tongue River, June 9th.
- Native American (Sioux) ready to attack General Cook's camp near the Tongue River in Wyoming, shows soldiers and tents.
- Dakota Indians--War--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Drawing of Summit Springs battleground
- A map of the area where the Battle of Summit Springs took place. Included are the placements of Native American (Cheyenne) tepees along the stream, the direction from whence came the attack by soldiers and Pawnee scouts, the location of Tall Bull's...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Summit Springs (Colo.), Battle of, 1869.
- 1929?
- A shower of arrows rained on our dead mules from the closing circle of red-men
- Three white men use their dead mules as shelter against an attack by Native Americans. Each man points a rifle in a different direction and each mule has suffered numerous arrow hits.
- Combat--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Throwing grenade into house
- Eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers begin an attack on a Italian stone house as one throws a grenade at a door while the rest standby. Some of the trees have leaves others do not; mountain-top in background.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Shrine Circus preview at Post Boost
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado; clowns are by a stage. Storefront letters read: "Justice When Expelled From Other Habitations Make This Thy Dwelling Place" and "Tis a Blessing To...
- Denver Post--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 October 3
- Major Marcus A. Reno, similar view
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait in oval frame wearing military uniform; second in command of the 7th Cavalry at Battle of the Little Bighorn, sent by Custer to attack the village and forced to go on defensive, he led a...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Five GIs acsending steep hill, Italy
- Taken from a distance, shows five GIs making an acsent of a steep, brush-covered Italian hillside, with snow on the upper slope, leafless trees nearby. Probably taken during the attack on Mt. Belevedere.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- View of Vidiciatico, Italy
- View of the town of Vidiciatico, Italy, where soldiers of the Tenth Mountain Division prepared for their first battle, the attack on Belvedere. Shows the town and its distinctive tower. the ground outside the town is covered with snow; trees are...
- Vidiciatico, Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Belvedere, Battle of, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- "Bailey Bridge" at Malandrone, Italy
- The bridge at Malandrone was needed to support the Tenth Mountain Division's attack on March 3, 1945. To complete it many men died. The Germans shelled the draw continuously while the work was under way, and twice knocked it out. Once complete, the...
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [March] 1945
- "Punchboard Hill" and the road to Abetaia, Italy
- Small sector of "Punchboard Hill" site of a heavy German artillery barage. From here troops of the Tenth Mountain Division launched an attack on German positions in the towns of Monte Della Piella, Della Vedetta, and Pietra Colora. The road in the...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Long march through the Po Valley
- Tenth Mountain Division troops begin a long march through the Po Valley. Nearing the town of Manzolino, word is being passed calling for the bazooka teams to attack German tanks in the town. Resistance along the way was usually met by one company...
- Po River Valley (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- The dead on Monte Belvedere
- Sunset of the first day of the World War II attack on Mount Belvedere, the dead of both sides remain where they had fallen. Two corpses lie in the snow at the base of a slope.
- Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; War casualties--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Lt. Col. Works briefing unit leaders of the 3rd Battalion on D minus 1 day, Passatore, Italy
- Photograph taken at Passatore, Italy, Lt. Col. Works, the commander of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, briefs the unit leaders on the plans of attack using a dirt model of the terrain, on the day before the Spring...
- Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Passatore (Italy)--1940-1950.
- April 13, 1945
- Torre Iussi: "Hell on Earth"
- Torre Iussi controlled the approaches to Hill 903 and was strongly defended by German troops. It was a major objective for troops of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 1st Battalion. The battle for it lasted all day April 14, 1945; on...
- Monte Sinistro (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Torre Iussi (Italy)
- April 1945
- Monte Belvedere from Vidiciatico, Italy
- View of Monte Belvedere from Vidiciatico, Italy taken the day before the attack. Shows the ridge, which extends from the summit on the right and ends at Rocca Coronetta on the left, that the troops of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment,...
- Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; Vidiciatico, Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 19, 1945
- View of Vidiciatico, Italy
- View of Vidiciatico, Italy, with snow covered ground. The Tenth Mountain Division gathered here to prepare for the attack on Mount (or Monte) Belvedere in February, 1945.
- Vidiciatico, Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February, 1945
- Rocca de Roffeno, Italy
- View of Rocca de Roffeno, Italy. It was an objective during the Tenth Mountain Division's April attack.
- Rocca de Roffeno (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April, 1945
- Valley below Cutigliani, Italy
- View of the valley below Cutigliani, Italy. It was held by the Germans; and, according to the photographer, it was an excellent defensive territory, which was why the Tenth Mountain Division chose not to attack here but on Monte Belevedere instead.
- Cutigliano (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- View of La Serra, on Punchboard Hill
- View of La Serra, on Punchboard Hill, where the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company K, was dug in under German artillery fire while they waited for the beginning of the March 3rd attack. Most of the white "spots" in the photograph are...
- La Serra (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- View of Montese, Italy
- View of Montese, Italy, which was held by the Germans, taken from Della Vedetta on March 3, 1945, the day of the attack. The Tenth Mountain Division held Della Vedetta and Montese was one of their objectives.
- Montese (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 March 3
- View of supply road between Gaggio Montano and Malandrone taken from Pietra Colora, Italy
- View of the Tenth Mountain Division's approach and supply road during the March 3rd attack between Gaggio Montano, Abetaia, and Malandrone taken from Pietra Colora. Until the 10th captured Pietra Colora from the Germans, this road suffered heavy...
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945