Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver first César Chávez day celebration.
- View of a procession at the first annual César Chávez day celebration near the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Galapago Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Members of the César Chávez Peace and Justice of Denver...
- Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver.; Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice of Denver Committee (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; César Chávez Day (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Clothing & dress.;...
- 2002
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Navajo woman with baby board
- View of Native American (Navajo) woman and child walking toward a hitched horse and buggy; the buggy has an upholstered seat and convertable roof; perpendicular to the buggy is a saddled and bridled horse tied to a log hitching post; woman carries...
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Flathead Indians, women
- Standing portrait of two Native American Flathead (Salish) women in front of a tepee. One wears a full length, fringed dress over a print shirt, and carries a hand bag. The other wears a full length dress and a vest decorated with animal hides. She...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Moki Snake Dance, Oraibi
- Native American (Hopi) snake dancers wear breechcloths, leg rattles, moccasins, and feathered objects in their hair. One carries a feather, another carries a snake in his mouth.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
- Color drawing depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback holding his hat in the air in his right hand. A British and an American soldier ride on either side of Cody. The British soldier carries a British flag while the American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Flags--British--1900-1910.; Soldiers--American--1900-1910.; Soldiers--British--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1925 and 1950?]
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow shooting contest
- Jim McKinney, a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man, carries a bundle of calico, a prize in an archery contest, and walks toward an automobile on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A boy and other men look on.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 October 9
- Ah! destination in sight-Rollinsville, at the end of the bend of the road It's only 8 o'clock!
- African American teenage campers and their counselor from Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills hike along Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks near Rollinsville (Gilpin County), Colorado. The buildings of the town are in the distance. The hikers...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African...
- 1932
- Central City parade led by the "Porter Wagon," John Eastman (Denver Dry Goods) in the lead position
- View of a Roundup Riders of the Rockies Parade on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a sound truck with speakers on the roof. John Eastman leads the parade on horseback and carries an American flag. Members of the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Central...
- 1954 July
- Seven Falls, Mrs. Enterman, Celia, Hans
- Mrs. Enterman, Celia Darlington (Wakefield), and Hans descend the wooden staircase at Seven Falls located on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Mrs. Enterman wears a dress and hat and carries a purse. Celia...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Stairways.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919--Family.; Jackson family.
- 1936
- Carries the Warstaff
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) woman, identified as Carries the Warstaff. She wears a loose dress and belt under a heavy woven blanket, a necklace with a star in a crescent moon pendant, long braids, and earrings.
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Carries the War Staff, Crow Indian Woman.
- [between 1905 and 1911]
- Crow Indians - Carries The War Staff
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) woman, identified as Carries The War Staff. She has a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, wears a bead necklace, and wears her hair long and straight.
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Carries the War Staff, Crow Indian woman.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- United Farm Worker's march
- Mike Wilzoch shouts into a megaphone as he leads a United Farm Workers of America grape and Gallo Wine boycott protest march through Denver, Colorado. He wears a coat and dark eyeglasses. A marcher in the distance carries a sign with the eagle...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural laborers' unions.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Wilzoch, Mike--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975?]
- Picketing Super Serve Drugs
- Senator Richard Castro pickets with supporters of the United Farm Workers, who include Jerry Ryan and Mike Wilzoch, in boycott of Gallo Wine at the Pecos Super Serve Drugs at West 44th (Forty-Fourth) Avenue and North Pecos Street in the Sunnyside...
- Super Serve Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.;...
- [1975]
- Picketing the Denver City and County building
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver City and County building in Denver, Colorado. The picketers protest Judge Robert Cummins' decision to jail UFW coordinator Jerry Ryan for refusing to remove his "Boycott Gallo"...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Pickets.; City and County Building (Denver,...
- [1975]
- Chester Ruiz negotiates with police at picket line
- United Farm Workers of America boycott coordinator Chester Ruiz negotiates with the police on a picket line at an unidentified store in Denver, Colorado. The picketers were boycotting the sale of grapes, lettuce and Gallo Wine. Chester talks to a...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Police; Negotiating.; Pickets.; Ruiz, Chester--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers of...
- [1971?]
- UFW Grape boycott march
- Father Marshall Gourley, followed by Mike Wilzoch, marches past a vineyard near Fresno, California. The grape boycott demonstration was held in conjunction with the 1975 United Farm Workers of American Convention in Fresno. An unidentified man...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fresno (Calif.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Grapes.; Priests.; Gourley, Marshall, Father--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975]
- UFW marchers boycott Liquor Mart, Boulder
- University of Colorado students and supporters of the United Farm Workers of America participate in a picket boycott of Liquor Mart in Boulder, Colorado. They march past an unidentified motel and businesses. They carry signs with a cartoon figure...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Pickets.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1972?]
- Sofia Garcia, Cesar Chavez Peace March, Denver
- A young girl, Sofia Garcia, the daughter of Jim and Gloria Padilla de Garcia, carries a banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe and marches in the 2010 annual Cesar Chavez Peace March on Cesar Chavez Day in Denver, Colorado. Young men and women march...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Cesar Chavez Day--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parades & processions.; Civil rights demonstrations.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Anniversaries, etc.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--2000-2010.;...
- [2010 March 31]
- United Farm Workers protest
- Members of the United Farm Workers of America and their supporters march in a field at an unidentified farm. One man carries a UFW flag, another wears sunglasses.
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Demonstrations--Pictorial works.
- [1970?]
- Eagle River Bridge near Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of the Eagle River Bridge (1940), also known as the Red Cliff Bridge, in Eagle County, Colorado. This green steel arch bridge carries U.S. Highway 24 high over the Eagle River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek Road. The bridge...
- Eagle River (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Eagle County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bridges.; Arch bridges--Colorado--Eagle River--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- L.S. & I. No. 18 Railroad Engine
- View of the L.S. & I. No. 18 Railroad Engine in service on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad located at the Alamosa Train Depot, 610 State Avenue, Alamosa, Colo. The historic steam engine was built in 1910 for the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad, ...
- Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Steam locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--2000-2010.; Alamosa (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Steam locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial...
- 2009
- Roberto Torres, Jr.
- Roberto Torres, Jr. carries the flag in the opening event of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Roberto rides a horse, wearing a traditional Mexican cowboy (charro)...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American.; Horseback riding.; Rodeos.; Torres, Roberto, Jr.--Pictorial works.; National...
- [2006 January 1]
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They wave American flags and a sign that depicts a map of the United States and reads: "We Don't Cross the Border, It Crossed Us."
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
- [2006 March 25]
- Good Friday pilgrimage, Costilla County
- Members of the Sangre de Cristo Parish in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado, walk in a Good Friday pilgrimage from San Francisco to San Luis with Father Pat Valdez "Father Pat" (second from left). A woman crucifer carries a processional cross...
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Pilgrimages.; Priests.; Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis,...
- [2005 March 25]
- Hermanos Penitentes, Stations of the Cross
- Members of the Hermanos Penitentes walk along a dirt trail during the Stations of the Cross observance on Good Friday in Costilla County, Colorado. The men carry booklets and one man carries a large, carved cross. Shows snow covered hills.
- Hermanos Penitentes--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works.; Crosses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Good...
- [2005 March 25]
- Hermanos Penitentes, Stations of the Cross
- Members of the Hermanos Penitentes walk along a dirt trail during the Stations of the Cross observance on Good Friday in Costilla County, Colorado. The middle aged and old men carry booklets (probably alabados) and a young man carries a large,...
- Hermanos Penitentes--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works.; Crosses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Good...
- [2005 March 25]
- Santa Ana Fiesta parade participant
- A young, unidentified, teenage woman in a formal gown waves and carries a large umbrella decorated with flowers in the parade at the Santa Ana Fiesta in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a rhinestone crown.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Beauty contestants.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Beauty contestants--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American teenage girls--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2005 July 23]
- Sugar beet workers
- Sugar beet laborers Pedro Arellano, Frank Gallegos, Felipe Arellano, Antonio Avan Arellano and Eulogio Arellano, probably in Denver, Colorado, wait to be transported to sugar beet fields near Fort Collins. The men wear hats or caps, jackets, pants,...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Agricultural laborers.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca.1929
- March, Cesar Chavez Day
- View of marchers led by Ramon Del Castillo, Chicano poet and educator, he carries a banner with the Virgin of Guadalupe as they celebrate the first Colorado Cesar Chavez Day in Denver, Colorado.
- Cesar Chavez Day (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parades & Processions.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Anniversaries, etc.--Pictorial works.;...
- [2001]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Main St. Durango, Colo
- View of a parade on Main Street in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; men march in formation, one carries a United States flag, they are followed by nurses with a Red Cross banner, a band and men an women. Shows spectators, gas pumps, stone...
- Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Nurses--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.
- 1920 or 1921, January
- Platoro mining district, 4th July celebration
- Panoramic view of a Fourth of July parade in the town of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado. Participants ride on horses, and in cars on a dirt road past log buildings. One man sits on a horse and carries an American flag. A sign attached to the...
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- 1913
- Clear Creek / taking powder into tunnels - Pioneer
- A man carries a dynamite crate into a a highway tunnel on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado; drainage pipes and rail tracks line the bore.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- CMA, 1942 parade
- View of the Colorado Mining Association convention parade as it passes spectators near Glenarm and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A flatbed truck carries a miniature model of a mining mill. Shows people, storefronts, the...
- Colorado Mining Association--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Two women holding hands beside the Platte near the Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of two women who pose near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. One woman carries a handbag while the other wears a ribbon in her hair. The Alameda Avenue bridge over the water is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man wears a welding mask and welds a metal I beam to probably a cable at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man carries a wrench and works beside tanks, possibly boilers. Shows the metal frame of a roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horses is a decorative covering. Labeled on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horse is a decorative covering. A sign on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Man standing under an umbrella, holding a lunch pail
- Outdoor portrait of a man on Alameda Avenue by the South Platte River bridge in Denver, Colorado. He carries a lard can.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man on horseback, carrying a rifle
- Outdoor portrait of a man on a horse, in Denver, Colorado, by Archer Canal; he wears a double breasted winter coat and carries a shotgun (firearm).
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Two women standing by the river
- Outdoor portrait of two women near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. They wear coats and hats and one carries a hand bag.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose with shovels on the edge of the South Platte River near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, one that carries a vertical tubular boiler, are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Man & woman walking among flowers in one of Denver's parks
- A husband and wife pose outdoors at a park in Denver, Colorado. She carries a beaded and fringed handbag and wears a dress and wide brimmed hat. He wears a suit.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Woman & papoose
- A Native American (Southern Ute) woman carries a baby on her back, probably at a fair in New Mexico. She wears a plaid shawl over her print dress and moccasins. She stands in front of a tepee next to a woven blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Infants--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Girl with baby on her back
- A young Native American (possibly Navajo) woman carries a baby on her back wrapped in a shawl, probably at a fair in New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She carries a bowl on her head.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Girl
- A Native American (probably Ute) girl wears a blanket over her head and carries a woven water basket on her back. She stands on a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Girl
- A Native American (probably Ute) girl wears a blanket over her head and carries a woven water basket on her back. She stands on a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]