Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Idaho Springs living room at Christmas
- Interior view of the living room of an unidentified house in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Christmas tree located in front of a fireplace is decorated with hand-blown glass ornaments, tassels, and strings of glass beads. Presents...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Christmas decorations.; Christmas presents.; Christmas trees.; Interiors.
- [1901?]
- Unidentified family
- Informal group portrait of an unidentified family and their servants. The family are seated. An elderly woman wears a dress with puff sleeves and a high collar, she has a blanket or shawl over her lap. A man in a suit and has a mustache. Another...
- Families.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Older people.; Women.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Desk
- Desk made by Theodore Bailey & Co, from Havana, Cuba. The desk has a carved walnut console, iron brackets, serpentine stretchers and two drawers with brass teardrop pulls.
- Desks--1850-1900.
- [between 1855 and 1900]
- Tomahawk; pipe
- Shows a Native American Sioux wood and steel blade tomahawk from Rosebud, South Dakota. The wood handle is squared, burned and has rings of brass tacks around it.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Calumets--1860-1870.; Tomahawks--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Leggings
- A pair of women's cloth legging (Native American Sioux) with faceted red, translucent blue, green, brass and white beadwork in designs of triangles and spiders.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Leggings--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Arm bands
- Shows a pair of arm bands made by Native American Sioux, Wooden Ring, of Rosebud, South Dakota. The arm bands feature faceted blue, green, red, brass and white beadwork, fringe, a bell and red ribbon.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Blouse or skirt
- Shows the front view of a Native American (White Mountain Apache) blouse or skirt made of buckskin. It features decorative multicolor beadwork in linear, diamonds and triangle design. Fringe hangs from the center and sides of the piece; brass bells...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Clothing &...
- [between 1905 and 1925]
- Blouse or skirt
- Shows the back view of a Native American (White Mountain Apache) blouse or skirt made of buckskin. It features decorative multicolor beadwork in linear, diamonds and triangle design. Fringe hangs from the center and sides of the piece; brass bells...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Clothing &...
- [between 1905 and 1925]
- Earring
- Native American of the Southern Plains (Kiowa?) pair of earrings with a silver ear cuff band, attached bone, chain, and brass discs.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Earrings--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Necklace
- Native American (Dakota Sioux) necklace made of horse teeth and beads, possibly brass.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Necklaces--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Quirt
- A leather Native American (Cheyenne?) quirt (a riding whip) with metal bands on the splayed ends, a brass and steel buckle, and sinew. The quirt was found in Sand Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Whips--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Necklace
- Shows a Native American (Sioux?) necklace. Glass and ceramic black, blue and white beads and brass pieces are strung on leather strips. In the center of the piece is a round white shell. Leather strip ties are both ends of the necklace.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Necklaces--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Tomahawk
- A Native American tomahawk. The handle made of wood and has designs burned into it and lines of brass tacks. The handle is metal material.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Tomahawks--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Saddle blanket
- A Native American (Sioux) saddle blanket, made from white canvas and buckskin. It is decorated with red, blue, yellow, green, bronze and white faceted Italian glass beadwork and faceted brass beads; all of the beadwork is attached with lazy...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Saddle blankets--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Embossing instrument
- Shows an embossing instrument made by Charles Williams Jr., from Boston, Massachusetts. The base is stained brown, the instrument is brass with screws, cog wheels cylinders, copper wire and posts. Inscription on the instrument reads: "C. Williams...
- Tools--1850-1880.
- [between 1852 and 1875]
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Man in store w/ stoves & furniture
- Interior view of a household furnishing store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, stoves, brass beds, and a dresser.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Home furnishing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- A Chinese interior
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese men dressed in silk jackets, dark trousers and skullcaps sit in a room on a Chinese style divan. Shows embroidered wall hangings behind the divan, ornate wood carving on the...
- Chinese Americans--Men--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Manitou Bathhouse
- Men, women, children and a brass band pose on porches, balconies and the grounds of the Manitou Bath House in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The three-story frame Queen Anne style building has gable roofs, ridge cresting and square...
- Manitou Bath House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sunday Bathers at Glenwood
- View of the Yampah Hot Springs pool and Bath House in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows fountain, swimmers and well-dressed observers. A brass band is on the lawn.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Farmer Nat'l Bank, Longmont Colo.
- View inside the two-story Farmers National Bank, Colorado, shows the white marble bankers cage with brass bars. Tellers lean on open marble service counters, while a customer leans on one of the center writing tables. The lobby has a mosaic tile...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 November 23
- Ruins of Morrison
- Smoke rises from ruins in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, after a fire. Men stand along tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad; a horse-drawn surrey is to the side. A boy is by a brass fire pump-wagon in the foreground, parked at the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- June 24, 1890
- Longmont Colo., Colo. Bank & Trust Co.
- View inside the Colorado Bank and Trust Company, Colorado, shows three employees behind the brass bars of the white marble bankers cage with contrasting trim and two customers in the lobby. Interior includes a mosaic tile floor, "Pacific Mutual...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 December 4
- Longmont Colo., Colo. Bank & Trust Co.
- Interior view of American National Bank, Longmont, Colorado, shows employees behind the Art Nouveau brass bars of the marble bankers cage. The room has a mosaic tile floor, diagonally beamed ceiling, and stenciling on upper wall and ceiling. Signs...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 Novemvber 23
- Longmont National Bank, interior
- View inside the Longmont National Bank, Colorado, shows the white marble bankers' cage with dark kick molding, brass bars, labeled: "Collections," and "Teller." A man's face shows behind the teller bars and a large taxidermied golden eagle [?]...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 November 23
- Uintah Hotel - Mack Colo.
- Interior view of the Uintah Railway Hotel lounge, Mack, Colorado, includes Arts and Crafts style wood chairs, rockers and round table; also rugs, brass spittoons, taxidermied heads of antelope, big horn sheep, and other mammals. The room features...
- Mack (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Mack--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1906 and 1911]
- Interior view, St. James Episcopal Church, Meeker, Colorado
- Interior of St. James Episcopal Church, 368 Fourth (4th) Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the sanctuary decorated with sheaths of wheat and grape vines wrapped on decorative brass framework in front of the pulpit. The wooden altar...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Interiors.; St. James Episcopal Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Genl Nelson A Miles USA
- Studio portrait of General Nelson Appleton Miles in a double- breasted jacket with brass buttons, fur trim, and a fur hat.
- Generals--1870-1880.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- John Milton Chivington
- Studio portrait of John Milton Chivington, United States Army officer; he wears a double-breasted uniform with brass buttons.
- Military officers--1860-1870.; Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Laying corner stone Franklin School our first high school
- Well-dressed crowds attend the cornerstone dedication of Franklin School in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Masons and a brass band wear uniforms; girls are on the platform by a piano. Outfits include a bodice and a capote hat.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Showing old time photo murals Palace Pharmacy, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Interior view of Palace Pharmacy, 200 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes soda fountain with bar and barstools, glass-enclosed display cases with cigars, clocks, watches, gum, candy, perfumes, and Taffy Candy, Swift's Ice Cream...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Photo murals.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Interiors.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Palace Pharmacy (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Studio portrait with painted backdrop of male in military uniform, Cripple Creek, Colorado; 3/4 length view with uniform containing epaulets, brass buttons, sash around shoulders and mid-section, ornamental chain attached to belt and saber in...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military personnel--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1897]
- Silverton Band marching through town to ball park area, 4:00 PM.
- Side view of members of the Silverton Brass band, wearing period costumes featuring straw, top and bowler hats and long dresses, marching along Main (Third, 3rd Street) Street in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Instruments: trombones, a tuba, a...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bands--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 22, 1979
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior details of the bar in the Columbian Hotel (1879), Trinidad, Colorado, include carved and lathe turned wood covering the front of the bar and cornices over the mirror in back. The coffered ceiling has hammered tin insets with painted scenes...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- St. Elmo Colorado
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, a padlock seals the windowed doors of the Stark Brothers Store. Letters read: "Bell;" a pointing hand is depicted. A paper sign in the window reads: "Out for 30 minutes." A beaded brass doorknob and plate are...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Locks (Hardware)--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- In Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, people celebrating Norwegian Independence crowd a frame business. A band poses; identified people include: Otto Goldberg (in profile behind bass drum), Don Collins (center boy on balcony), Judith J. Holt...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Independence Day (Norway)--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 17
- 1st Nat. Bank, 20 yrs. ago, A. H. Hunt, cash, at window
- Interior view of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features coffered wood ceilings and an ornate, three-windowed tellers box and brass footrails under writing shelves. A. H. Hunt, the cashier is behind beaded...
- First National Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bank tellers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banking--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Board of Trade & Mining Exchange Colorado Springs
- Men in suits, ties, bowler and fedora hats, and gold chains crowd the interior of the Board of Trade and Mining Exchange, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, during night session. A police officer in uniform has brass buttons and a domed...
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- 1900?
- Doorknob, Charles N. Miller residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Close-up view of brass doorknob with keyhole, Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado.
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Door knobs--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Canton State Meeting at C. S.
- Members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in a line, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttoned topcoats, sashes, white belts and gloves, bicorne hats, braiding and swords. A standard reads:...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canton - Odd Fellows at state meeting in Colo. Spgs.
- Members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttonedtopcoats, sashes, white belts, calvary, bicorne, helmet and busby hats, medals, braiding and swords.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canton Colfax No. 2 Colorado Spirngs
- Captain A. H. Waite and members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in a line, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttoned topcoats, sashes, white belts and gloves, bicorne hats, braiding and swords.
- Waite, A. H.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows--People--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bed-room Eng. 5 - D.F.D.
- Interior view of sleeping quarters, Denver, Colorado, fire department; shows brass beds and fire pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Flower Carnival spectators
- Men, women, and children crowd bleachers, wearing straw and bowler hats, puff sleeved blouses, and sailor suits at the Sunflower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A band plays brass instruments and drums.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Metropolitan Steamer, purchased Nov. 1898
- Side view of an antique steam fire wagon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a fireman with a helmet in driver's seat, pinstriped wheels, coupling hoses on racks, brass tank, pumps and nozzles.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950- 1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- August 1952
- Central City
- View of Washington Hall on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs read: "City Hall", "Public Library Community House", and "Fire Dept." Attached to the side of the building is a wooden bell tower with a brass bell.
- Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.;...
- [1947?]
- Central City residence interiors
- A brass wall sconce hangs on a floral-patterned wall in Central City, Colorado. The sconce has an oval plate with two lights on curving arms. Each light has a shade, covered to match the wallpaper, with ruffles on the top and bottom of the shade.
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Lamps--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]