Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Crosses outside an Hermanos Penitentes morada
- View of hand hewn timber crosses aligned near an adobe morada in Northern New Mexico. A pile of firewood is seen near the crosses. The arid landscape is dotted with chamisa, chollo and prickly pear cactus.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1890-1900.; Chapels--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Crosses--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Moradas--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Morado [i.e. Morada]
- View of a Penitente morada between Talpa and Ranchos de Taos in Taos County, New Mexico. Shows an adobe building with vigas and wooden crosses on the ground near the building. Trees and houses are in the distance and snow covers the ground.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1900-1910.; Moradas--New Mexico--Taos County--1900-1910.; Taos County (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos County--1900-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--Taos County--1900-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Man standing with early motorcycle
- A man poses with a motorcycle on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Bridges over Archer Canal and the South Platte River are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Almont, Colorado
- A Denver and Rio Grand railroad bridge crosses the Gunnison River near the town of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. The town includes a railroad depot, log cabins, clapboard structures, and a tent. A wagon bridge crosses the river nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Almont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A typical "Morada" where all secret sessions of "La Hermandad Penitente" (Penitent Brotherhood) are held note the huge crosses pointing in the direction of "Calvary," except during their active, or Lenten period, crosses are stacked against the...
- View of a Penitente morada in New Mexico. Shows an adobe building with wooden doors and window frames. Large wooden crosses are stacked in front of the building.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1890-1910.; Moradas--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos County--1890-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Campo Santa, burial ground of the Penitentes
- View of a Penitente graveyard in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows wooden crosses of various design; some graves are surrounded by picket fences. Adobe houses and a chapel, probably a morada, and bluffs are in the distance.
- Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Cemeteries--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1890-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- San Luis from the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross
- View of San Luis from the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross (La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia, Hill of Piety and Mercy), in Costilla County, Colorado. Two wooden crosses are on the side of the hill, and houses, businesses, fields, farms...
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1990-2000.; San Luis (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Crosses.; Cities & towns.; Crosses--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains...
- 1997
- Penitentes, wayside crosses near Las Vegas, New Mexico
- A man and a woman pose on a pile of rocks that hold up a Penitente hand hewn wooden cross at a descanso near Las Vegas (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Two other crosses and three burros with saddles are nearby.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Facilities--1900-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Couples--New Mexico--San Miguel County--1900-1920.; Crosses--New Mexico--San Miguel County--1900-1920.; Donkeys--New Mexico--San Miguel County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Family crosses a stream
- A family crosses a stream on foot probably in the mountains of Colorado.
- Families--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Family crosses a stream
- A family crosses a stream on foot probably in Colorado.
- Families--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Where Green Lake Rd crosses Argentine Gulch
- Women pose on Green Lake Road, where it crosses Argentine Gulch, in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Where Green Lake Road crosses Argentine Gulch
- View, facing northeast, of the area where Green Lake road crosses Argentine Gulch in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- 1925
- KKK meeting probably on Tabletop [sic] Mountain
- Crosses burn at a KKK night ceremony held on Table Top Mountain in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. A row of men in white hoods that cover the face and robes encircles men in street clothes who kneel with their backs to the camera. Spectators...
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--People.; Hate groups--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Crosses--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1924 and 1925]
- Hermanos Penitentes with crosses
- Members of the Hermanos Penitentes, men, women, and children, kneel by a wooden cross during a Good Friday ceremony in Northern New Mexico. Three men kneel and hold crosses at a distance from the group. The group is in a field, tree covered hills...
- Hermanos Penitentes--People--1890-1900.; Adoration--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Religious groups--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Penitente morado [sic], or church near Taos, New Mexico
- View of a Penitente morada in Taos County, New Mexico. Shows a hand plastered adobe building with a wooden door, a shuttered window, chimneys, and vigas. A wooden bell tower and crosses are on the roof. A large wooden cross is near the entrance.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1890-1910.; Moradas--New Mexico--Taos County--1890-1910.; Taos County (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos County--1890-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--Taos County--1890-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- Dolores and Tom Herrera
- Dolores and Tom Herrera stand in front of their home at 1117 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dolores watches as her younger brother Tom crosses his arms and gives a shy smile.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Girls.; Smiling.; Herrera, Dolores--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Tom--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1958]
- Capilla de Todos los Santos
- View of the Catholic Capilla de Todos Los Santos, a part of the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross (La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia, Hill of Piety and Mercy), in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The Spanish Colonial style adobe...
- Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--1990-2000.; San Luis (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic church buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Sculpture.; Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church...
- 1997
- St. Francis of Assisi Mission, San Francisco
- View of Saint Francis of Assisi Mission, a Catholic church in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is constructed of cinder block with a white stucco exterior. The large steel-framed windows have clear glass. The church has two...
- St. Francis of Assisi Mission (San Francisco, Colo.)--1980-1990.; San Francisco (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches.; St. Francis of Assisi Mission (San Francisco, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--San...
- 1982
- La Garita, Carnero Creek Cemetery
- View of the Carnero Creek Cemetery in La Garita (Saguache County), Colorado. Wood and metal crosses and grave stones are scatter through the cemetery. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance. The cemetery is on the United States and...
- Carnero Creek Cemetery (La Garita, Colo.)--1990-2000.; La Garita (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Historic sites.; Carnero Creek Cemetery (La Garita, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--La Garita--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2000?
- Street lights and seating on Broadway bridge over Cherry Creek
- View of the Broadway Bridge that crosses Cherry Creek, at the corner of Broadway and Speer Boulevard, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge has iron lamps mounted on concrete bases and built in benches. The renovation was part of the Denver Landmark...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridges.; Lampposts.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lampposts--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1990
- Moises Vialpondo walks towards Chama cemetery
- An elderly Hispanic American man (right) and Moises Vialpondo, possibly his son, walk towards the cemetery in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. In the distance are the gate to the cemetery, crosses, tombstones and mountains.
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Costilla County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Vialpondo, Moises--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1950]
- Annunciation Church, Denver
- View of Annunciation Catholic Church located at 3621 Humboldt Street in the Cole neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This red brick Romanesque Revival church has a massive three-story tower for a never installed steeple, a large rose window, cornices,...
- Annunciation Church (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Catholic churches.; Annunciation Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2011
- Monastery at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Friary, at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church), designed by architect Jacques Benedict in 1936 and located at 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apses.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Statues.;...
- 2009
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado. The building is constructed of...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1980-1990.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 1981
- Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church
- View of the facade of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church at 574 Pennsylvania Street in the Speer Neighborhood (Alamo Placita Historic District), Denver, Colorado. This eclectic, mission revival style, brick church (!933) features two...
- Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Churches.; Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Church...
- 2006
- Capilla de Todos los Santos
- View of the Catholic Capilla de Todos Los Santos, a part of the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross (La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia, Hill of Piety and Mercy) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The Spanish Colonial style adobe...
- Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Catholic churches.; Chapels.; Capilla de Todos los...
- [2005 April]
- Speer Boulevard bridge pylon
- View of an entrance pylon on the end of the Speer Boulevard Bridge which crosses the South Platte River in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The pylon's entablature shows the Denver city street grid. Shows traffic on Speer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridges.; Cityscapes.; Pylons (Gateways); Streets.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1990
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1920 October
- Boulder, Colo.
- View of houses on Hill Street (Mapleton Avenue) at 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. A woman stands at the door of a stone house with a shingled roof. Shows the back of the brick St. John's Episcopal Church with crosses...
- St. John's Episcopal Church (Boulder, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1901]
- Greek Theatre, Denver
- View of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton). Shows a broad walkway lined with lamp-posts and pedestrian traffic. A woman crosses Colfax...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lampposts--Denver--1920-1930.; Open-air theaters--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Red Cliff, county seat of Eagle County
- View of the town of Red Cliff (Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, and barns. An iron bridge crosses over the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Placerville, Colo., looking south
- View of the Rio Grande Southern railroad depot and Galloway's stage stop in the town of Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. A footbridge crosses over the San Miguel River.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; San Miguel River (Colo.) 1880-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Man on footpath
- Outdoor portrait of a man on a path near the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, bow tie and wide-brimmed hat. The Alameda Avenue bridge crosses the water in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Catholic church, Brighton
- View of a church building identified as a Catholic Church in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. The Art Deco style brick church has arched windows and an arched entrance, crosses on a central tower and buttresses. A brick house nearby has a front...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Catholic church, Brighton
- View of a church building identified as a Catholic Church in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. The Art Deco style brick church has arched windows and an arched entrance, crosses on a central tower and buttresses. A brick house nearby has a front...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- La Cruz Azul Mexicana
- Men and women pose with a banner for the "Cruz Azul Mexicana, Brigada No. 68, 3 Division, Brighton, Colo." on a stage or possibly an alter in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. Members of La Cruz Azul Mexicana, a women's charitable organization...
- Cruz Azul Mexicana. Brigada No. 68. 3 División (Brighton, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 September 16]
- Comision Honorifica Mexicana de Brighton, Colo.
- Men and women pose with a banner for the "Cruz Azul Mexicana, Brigada No. 68, 3 Division, Brighton, Colo." on a stage or possibly an alter in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. Members of La Cruz Azul Mexicana, a women's charitable organization...
- Cruz Azul Mexicana. Brigada No. 68. 3 División (Brighton, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.;...
- 1927 September 16
- Switch Back near Central City, Col.
- A railroad trestle crosses a gulch on the Colorado Central Railroad switchback between Central City and Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. The track continues to curve around the hillside in the distance. Shows two trains with locomotives "30"...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Longmont Exchange - operator's rest room
- Interior view of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company lounge in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado; women by lockers and a spindle table have upswept hairstyles and wear crosses on chains.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Pittsburgh & Western Railway Crossing Allegheny at Foxburg
- A Pittsburgh and Western locomotive crosses a railroad bridge at the Allegheny River in Foxburg (Clarion County), Pennsylvania. Wood frame houses and a building with a sign which reads "Machine Shop" are located on the hill near the river.
- Pittsburgh & Western Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)--1880-1890.; Foxburg (Clarion County, Pa.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Pennsylvania--Foxburg--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Pennsylvania--Foxburg--1880-1890.;...
- [1880-1890]
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church
- View of St. Mark's Episcopal Church at the corner of Lincoln and 12th (Twelfth) Streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an ashlar stone building with towers, battlements, buttresses, decorative painted glass, crosses and...
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1896?
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses near a carved stone fence prop. He wears a diagonally striped suit and casually crosses one leg over the other. He leans one elbow on a stone pillar. His suit jacket is fastened at the top button. A...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Portrait of three men
- Three men, two seated and one standing, pose for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. One man wears high button shoes, a striped suit jacket, and striped vest. He rests one hand on his cheek and holds a broad brimmed hat in the other. One of...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who leans his elbow on the back of an upholstered chair and poses near an ornate backdrop. He wears striped pants and crosses one leg casually in front of the other. A watch chain dangles from his buttoned vest. He wears a...
- Men--1890-1900.; Standing--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a soldier
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a military uniform and a cavalry campaign hat. The man's trousers have a vertical stripe. The man crosses his arms.
- Cavalry--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of a member of a fraternal order
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in probably a knights of Pythias uniform. He wears a long, dark colored jacket, a belt with an attached sword and a hat with a feather plume. A pinned floral arrangement is on his chest. Crosses decorate...
- Knights of Pythias--People--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves, earrings and a necklace. She leans on a chair with a lace covering and crosses her arms. Her hair extends past her shoulders and she has bangs.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Georgetown Loop
- A view of the the Union Pacific Denver and Gulf Railway Company train (narrow gauge) as it crosses the Devils Gate viaduct between Georgetown and Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Engine number "107" with passenger cars is stopped on the...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1884 and 1898?]