Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Owner 2550 Stout Street
- View of the owner of 2550 Stout Street in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. He stands in the alley outside his chain link fence, yard and house. He wears suspenders and a cap and holds a rake. Gardening supplies are in the yard, his...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Backyards.; Alleys.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1979
- Central Fire Station, Cripple Creek
- Five firemen and two horses stand in front of Central Fire Station, 340 block of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of fire station's brick exterior with a chain across the garage door entry; two firemen in uniform and hats lean...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bates, Alonzo L.; Hyunn, C.; Kingston, David W.; Rainger, W.J.; Robinson, Arthur F.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado.. Taxation:. Chain store tax
- Pickets outside Denver City Auditorium
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver Symphony outside of the Denver City Auditorium theater on Fifteenth (15th) Street in Denver, Colorado. The pickets were part of a boycott of the Safeway grocery store chain. People...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1971]
- Colo. Chain of Mines, Gilpin County, Colo.
- View of the over-the-road ore conveyor at the Colo. Chain of Mines facility located in Gilpin County on the Virginia Canyon Road between Central City and Russell Gulch, Colo.
- Colorado Chain of Mines (Gilpin County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--2010-2020.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Colorado Chain of Mines (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Gold mines and...
- 2002
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man sits in a wicker chair with spiral details and wears a suit with a white bow tie and a watch fob and chain. The woman stands beside the man and wears a corset and dress with lace panels on the bosom,...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man sits in a wicker chair with spiral details and wears a suit with a white bow tie and a watch fob and chain. The woman has a curled, upswept hairstyle and wears a corset and dress with lace panels on the...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio, profile portrait of a man and woman. The man sits in a wicker chair with spiral details and wears a suit with a white bow tie, a watch fob and chain. The woman has a curled, upswept hairstyle, she wears a corset and dress with a high...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts fingers pointing at a chain. Text includes: "A chain is no stronger than it weakest link," "Guess work," "2 bills," "Confusion," "Automatic," "Double cost," "2 bells," "2 phones," "Experience,"...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Chain & Hardy's parlor book store, books, stationery, pictures, and fancy goods, 414 Larimer Street, Denver, Col.
- Interior view of Chain and Hardy's Parlor book store in Denver, Colorado; shows tables and shelves full of books, garlands, and frame pictures.
- Chain & Hardy's Parlor Book Store--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Sam Jaffe
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival poses for a full torso portrait on the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. He wears a suit, vest tie, and a watch chain. He stands in front of a false window with draperies decorated with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Georgetown store
- Exterior view of a store front in Georgetown, Colorado. Possibly the owner wearing a jacket, vest and watch chain stands in the open double door entry, a boy with suspenders and flat top hat is next to him. Two dark skinned men flank them on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Eureka Street, Central City
- View of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Landmarks include: the Hense Block (with a banner of a ballerina and the words "Theatre Museum"), the Miller Block (which became the Chain O' Mines Hotel), the First National Bank block, the Chase &...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Largest gold mining operation in Colorado
- Postcard shows aerial and close-up views of the Chain O'Mines Mill near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Frosted, Dakota, similar view
- Frosted, Dakota medicine man, full length view in prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder, and chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- Frosted, Dakota, wearing prison uniform, full length
- Frosted, Dakota, full length portrait, Sioux medicine man, prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder with chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- Women in costume
- Women in costume pose in probably King County, Washington. One woman is dressed as a man in a cap, a jacket and slacks, work boots, and has a pipe in her mouth and a chain around her neck. The other wears a probably linen dress, cummerbund, and...
- King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Costumes--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Cross dressing--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Women--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.
- 1917 July 6
- Horses and oxen (L#181)
- Men dressed in work clothes stand next to and sit on a pile of logs ready to be pulled by a horse in the foreground, probably in Colorado. The thick logs are stacked on their sides and set on a platform with a large chain wrapped around them. A...
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Logs--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Woodcutters--1900-1920.; Woodcutting--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Chains used at Golden examined by CS board, H. C. Getty, Clare Wilkins.
- H. C. Getty and Clare Wilkins exam the chain and sixteen pound shot used as a ball and chain on boys, during the State Civil Service Commission hearing, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Governmental investigations--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- January 1941
- Western History Subject Index
- Chain Letters
- Western History Subject Index
- Chain letters
- Western History Subject Index
- Chain Letters
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- Chain and scaffolding over shaft
- Wood frame scaffolding, with hanging chain and hook, attached to a wood plank structure. Shows turnstile with bar and yoke in background; Colorado mining camp, probably Teller County.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Chain O' Mines Mill Central City, Colo
- View of the Chain O' Mines Mill in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Central City
- Overlook view of the Chain O'Mines mill complex at the south end of Central City (Gilpin County) Colorado with houses, tramway, and the Colorado & Southern depot.
- Colorado and Southern Railway.--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chain of Mines (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1900?]
- Mill and surface equipment of the Chain O'Mines Co., at Central City, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the Chain O'Mines Mill, covered conveyor, and tailings near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Chain of Mines Central City, Colo.
- View, facing west, of the Chain O'Mines Mill and the abandoned depot of the Colorado and Southern (C&S) submerged in the tailing pond. The Columbia, Fourth of July, Hubert, Ashtabula, and Prize Mines are in the distance. The aerial mine tramway to...
- Tailings dams--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Colorado and Southern...
- [between 1927 and 1940]
- Chain O'Mines Mill below Nevadaville, where gold mining is still in progress
- View of the Chain O'Mines Mill near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1940]
- Chain O'Mines Mill designed and built by The Ruth Co. Denver
- View of the Chain O'Mines Mill near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1940]
- Chain O'Mines Central City Colo.
- View of the Chain O'Mines Mill near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1910 adn 1920]
- University Peak from Chain of Lakes
- View of a lake identified as Chain of Lakes (probably Charlotte Lake) and Mount Gould (University Peak), in Fresno County (now Kings Canyon National Park), California; boulders and moraine surround the water.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Charlotte Lake (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fresno County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Gould, Mount (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Boulders--California--Fresno...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Kearsarge Pass from Chain of Lakes
- View of a lake, identified as Chain of Lakes (probably Kearsarge Lakes or Charlotte Lake), and Kearsarge Pass, in Fresno County (now Kings Canyon National Park), California. Boulders and moraine surround the water; the trail traverses granite...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Fresno County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Kearsarge Pass (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Boulders--California--Fresno County--1890-1910.; Lakes &...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tailings Pond, Chain O Mines Central City in background
- View of the tailings pond of the Chain O Mines in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Central City is in background. Landmarks: St. Aloysius's School, the Central City Opera House, St. James's Methodist Church, and St. Mary's Church.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Manual of the First Presbyterian Church of Denver, Colorado.
- Book produced by the First Central Presbyterian Church, later known as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado. Contained in the book is a partial list of members, a brief historical sketch of the church, and the Articles of Faith in...
- First Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1873 December 22
- Central Presbyterian Directory: 1875
- Membership directory for 1875 of the Central Presbyterian Church, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Directories.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1875
- East High spotlight: vol 17 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- Western History Subject Index
- Albertson, incorporated
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1878 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 6th Annual Denver City directory
- 2121 Tremont Terrace
- View of the demolition of 2121 Tremont Terrace in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Men pick through the rubble on the construction site. The remains of a wall and staircase are behind a chain link fence. A construction worker with a...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demolition.; Debris.; Wrecking--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Construction and demolition debris--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1976
- 2604 Curtis Street
- View of 2604 Curtis Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Italianate style multi-family structure has three entrances. The two story brick building has a hip roof, tall windows with arched moldings, a covered porch and...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1978
- Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration
- View of the Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration at 6820 East 12th Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story clapboard structure with a rhyolite foundation and basement. The building has a...
- Montclair Community Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Community centers.; Conservation & restoration.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes and haunts.; Montclair...
- 2004
- San Isidro Catholic Church, La Mesitas
- View of the ruins of San Isidro (San Isadore) Catholic Church on Highway 17 in Las Mesitas, Colorado. The Mission style church was gutted by a fire in 1975 and the structure has no glass in the windows and no roof. The adobe walls have curvilinear...
- Las Mesitas (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ruins.; Churches.; Ruins, Modern--Colorado--Las Mesitas--Pictorial works.; Church buildings--Colorado--Las Mesitas--Pictorial works.; Las Mesitas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1967
- Juana María Paiz
- Studio portrait of Juana María Paiz of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She poses between prop rocks covered in ivy. She wears a dark dress with a basque trimmed in satin and a dark lace collar. Her dark hair is pulled back and parted in...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Paiz, Juana Maria, 1844-1927.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Ladies Fancywork Society project at Union Station construction site
- View of a chain link fence decorated with artificial flowers made of yarn by the Ladies Fancywork Society, at a Union Station construction site in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The women of the society spent six weeks creating...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Ladies Fancywork Society (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Aritifial flowers.; Art.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2010
- Odd Fellows Hall, Russell Gulch, Colo.
- View of the Russell Gulch Odd Fellow Hall no. 2, located 3.5 miles southwest of Central City in Russell Gulch, Colorado. The two-story field stone structure has a red brick facade with a commercial space on the ground floor. Large store windows...
- Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Russell Gulch Lodge No. 2 (Russell Gulch, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Russell Gulch--2000-2010.; Russell Gulch (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd...
- 2002
- Bush monument, Fairmount cemetery
- View of the Bush family monument located in Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The monument consists of sculpture of a graded cross wrapped with an anchor and chain. Lettering on the monument...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Bush, Elinor Reeves, 1844-1898--Tomb.; Bush, William Henry, 1841-1898--Tomb.; Fairmount...
- 2002
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- Rio Grande style blanket and beater
- View of a hand-woven Rio Grande style blanket made at a WPA sponsored weaving project in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a multi colored striped blanket and two chain rug beaters with wooden handles.
- Hispanic Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Blankets.; Tools.; Blankets--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]