Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1st National Bank, Gunnison, Colo. left to right Sam P. Spencer, E. J. Schimer, Joe Miller.
- Sam P. Spencer, President, stands outside the tellers cage, E. J. Schimer, Book Keeper, Joe J. Miller, Cashier, stand behind the tellers cage window, First National Bank, northwest corner of Main and Virginia, Gunnison, Colorado, built 1882 and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- First National Bank, all changed, Gunnison
- Employees pose behind the tellers cage window, First National Bank, northwest corner of Main and Virginia, Gunnison, Colorado, built 1882 and replaced in 1964. Interior includes a wooden ornately carved teller's cage with a taxidermied big horn...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [1922?]
- 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
- Lynx in cage
- A lynx sits on a platform in a metal cage at a zoo, probably the Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver Zoo--1940-1960.; Lynx--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- 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
- First National Bank after first fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Remains of First National Bank, 4th (Fourth) street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, after first fire on April 25, 1896; men on wooden plankway inspect remains of brick vault; twisted corrugated metal and chain link fence (possibly...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Black bear
- A black bear rests in a cage habitat in the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A sign on the cage reads: "Black Bear Ursus Americanus North America".
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a person in an animal costume inside a cage on top of a horse drawn wagon, a banner reads: "Antiluminary Bovalopus, Captured in the Wilds of Cheyenne Canon After Killing 420 Men." A...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Gilpin School students during classroom lesson
- Gilpin Elementary students in a classroom lesson. One group of children is seated around a table looking at illustrated books. Three children stand around a bird cage hanging from a stand. One child has a pointing stick pointed at a poster with...
- Gilpin Place School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Plants.; Birds.;
- Undated
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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 December 9
- Denver Public Library 1937 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1937. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1995
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 11 and 12, 1926 November-December
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 14, 1914 April 25
- Cage scene, Ajax Mine, flashlight
- Interior view of a group of miners who pose near the cage lifts at Ajax Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, boots, and hats. Some men hold candles in their hands.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cage scene, Ajax mine
- Interior view of a large group of miners posing in and around the cage at the Ajax mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Monkeys in cage
- View of monkeys in a cage at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1940-1950.; Monkeys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Workmen on cage
- Miners wear helmets and headlamps while they pose inside a cage or landing chair inside a mine, possibly in Colorado. A group of men and one woman stand by. Signs read: "In Case of Accident, Fire, Or Danger, Blow 9 Blasts Then Blow Station...
- Industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Workers return to the surface after a shift, one-half mile underground via a double-deck cage with 100 man capacity
- Miners exit a cage at the top of the shaft of the Henderson Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. They wear hard hats with miners' lights and carry lunch boxes.
- AMAX, Inc.--Branches, chapters, etc.--1970-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Henderson Mine (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.;...
- [between 1976 and 1980]
- Bird in a gilded cage
- Holding a parakeet on her finger, this female inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, aims a kiss at its beak. A potted philodendron and toothbrush are on the interior sill; bars and screen block the window.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1959
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- Barnum Elementary School students in Monkey Cage
- Photograph of five Barnum Elementary Students in Denver, Colorado. Three of the students are in a "Monkey Cage", or a wood frame with a string net, one girl is next to a miniature carousel and another is next to a Ferris wheel made out of wood and...
- School children.; Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1925
- Denver Public Library fiche obituaries 1975 –1979
- Index to obituaries that appeared in the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post from 1975 to 1979. Information includes last name, first name, date, page and newspaper.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- undated
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 5, 6 and 7, 1926 May-July
- Pipe cleaner
- A carved wood pipe cleaner (Native American Sioux Indian) with red and black paint. At the end is an openwork cage with balls inside.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pipe cleaners--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- [Five] 5 women ready for a trip
- Studio portrait of women in Colorado. They pose with luggage and a bird in a cage. They wear dresses, coats, and hats, some decorated with feathers. One woman holds a fur muff.
- Birdcages--Colorado--1910-1930.; Travel--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Butcher shop
- Interior view of a meat market in Denver, Colorado; shows animal carcasses, a butcher, a counter surrounded by a cage, a scale, and a chopping block.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Man, woman, and child - interior
- Interior portrait of a man, woman, and boys in a Denver, Colorado house; shows a bureau, bird cage, ingrain carpet, typewriter, stove, flower vase, pillows, and case with letters: "Underwood."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Man, boy in yard
- Outdoor portrait of a man and a boy in a Denver, Colorado garden; the child wears a straw hat and has a bulldog in a wagon. A bird cage hangs from the porch of a house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Toys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- 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
- 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
- City Jail, Crippe [sic] Creek fire
- Remains of city jail demolished by first fire, April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; debris includes twisted corrugated tin metal, cage doors and cell block; one brick wall remains; buildings in commercial business district are in the background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cutting out marble at Yule, Colo.
- Men move huge chunks of marble, at the Colorado Yule Marble Company quarry, on a sheer face of Ragged Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado. The blacksmith shop, boilers and compressors used to power the machinery are perched on an excavated shelf....
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1912]
- Mrs. Kitty Heit made enough money at Bon Ton Rest. to build St. Elmo Hotel
- Kittie Heit stands on the boardwalk with four men in front of her Bon Ton Restaurant, Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Shows dog and parrot in bird cage on boardwalk.
- Heit, Kitty O'Brien--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Ouray--1.; Bon Ton Restaurant (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [1897 or 1898]
- W. H. Richard's house taken July 1883 Nevadaville, Col
- The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure with a covered entry, gable roof with returns, and brick chimney. Men, women, and children pose in the yard; another man sits on the roof. A...
- Richards, W. H.--Family--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880- 1890.; Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.;...
- 1883
- Cheyenne Mt. Zoological Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- An adult polar bear named Gregory walks around on a concrete floor, inside a barred cage, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Polar bears--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Zoos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a man in women's clothing saddling two burros and a horse-drawn float with a cage on it. A banner reads: "Antilum[?]."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Coal miners
- Miners stand in and near the cage of a coal mine in Colorado. They hold lunch pails and wear miner's lights.
- Coal mining--Colorado--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940]
- Coal miners
- Miners stand a the cage and prepare to be lowered into a shaft of a coal mine in Colorado. They wear miner's lights and carry lunch pails.
- Coal mining--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940]
- First hardware store in Akron, 1885
- "Yeamans Bros. Hardware and Furniture" store in Akron, Washington County, Colorado, is a wood frame false front with a roof covering the walkway that runs the length of the building's facade. J.E. (Ed) and Charles N. Yeamans, brothers, pose under...
- Akron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Washington County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Akron--1880-1890.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Washington County--1880-1890.
- [1885]
- Unloading an elk
- Two men stand by and watch as an elk is released from the back of a wooden cage on a Benedict Transport & Storage Company truck, probably near Denver, Colorado. Door reads: "Motor Truck for Country Haul?" and has a swastika logo.
- Elk--Colorado--1910-1940.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--1910-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Unid.
- A zookeeper feeds a bear cub at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado; an adult bear is also inside the cage.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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
- Panther at zoo
- A panther sits on a ledge in a metal cage at a zoo, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Denver Zoo--1910-1950.; Panthers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Young lions
- View shows four chubby lion cubs in a cage at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1910-1930.; Lions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bearkeeper with bears
- View of a man in a cage with bears at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1910-1930.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Old Point of Rocks stage station called Almond Stage Sta. near Rocky Point on US30
- View of the Point of Rocks (or Almond) Stage Station in Sweetwater County, Wyoming; shows stone and frame buildings, a parked car, and an animal cage.
- Point of Rocks (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Wyoming--Point of Rocks--1910-1930.; Cages--Wyoming--Point of Rocks--1910-1930.; Transportation facilities--Wyoming--Point of Rocks--1910-1930.; Transportation--Wyoming--Point of Rocks--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]