Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #357 Studio wrestling
- Studio portrait of two men wrestling with one another in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Both men have bare torsos and wear wrestling tights. The man in the dark tights twists the arm of the second man behind his back as he grasps his legs. A...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Posing.; Wrestling--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- 10th Mountain Division ski trooper
- Photomechanical reproduction of a painting shows a ski trooper with the 10th Light Division (Alpine) [later renamed the 10th Mountain Division] kneeling in snow and holding a rifle. He has on skis and wears dark snow goggles and a winter jump suit...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski Troopers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Saturday evening post.
- 1943
- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 1475-1477 Pearl Street, Denver
- View of an apartment building at 1375 and 1377 Pearl Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The blond brick building has decorative courses of dark brick, a flat roof, and glass brick vertical strips above and on both sides of...
- Monique Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1986 October
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- 1878 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the second Graduation of the Denver High School in 1878.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1878
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1999 Broadway Street, Denver
- View of 1999 Broadway Street (at California and Welton) in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. The 43 story Modernist Style curtain wall building (built 1985, Fentress - Bradburn Architects Ltd.) has a triangular plan, exposed...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985
- 1st office of Rocky Mt. News
- Five men stand in front of the Rocky Mountain News building near 1301 Walnut Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story wood frame building with brick chimney. Four men wear dark suits and straw boaters or bowlers....
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- 2500 Curtis Street, Denver
- View of a brick commercial building at the corner of 25th (twenty fifth) and Curtis Street, in the Curtis Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include a portico, parapet, dark brick coursing and corbels Stone lintel reads: "Ideal;" entry...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1989 April
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- 4 per cent [sic] grade on Barranca Hill, near Embudo N.M.
- Rio Grande ( Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad) Train 426, engine 475 (Schenectady type 2-8-2) on Barranca Hill, near Embudo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Four percent grade on rocky slope above river, shows three cars, dark smoke pours from...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1940- 1950.; Railroads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 8th grade gym class
- In a girls' eighth grade gym class at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, the girls all wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Several girls stand on their heads while pairs of girls hold them up. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- 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?]
- A Navajo type study
- Seated studio portrait of a young Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a striped blanket over one shoulder and a scarf around the other; a dark blouse with a silver studded collar and studs and silver pins down the front; several beaded...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Jewelry--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [1931?]
- A tornado in the Rocky Mountains
- View of a tornado and a billow of clouds in a steep canyon in the Rocky Mountains. Shows splintered trees where the funnel touches the ground. Rocky peaks and a dark sky are in the distance.
- Tornadoes--1880-1890.
- 1885 September 19
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- A Ute scout
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man (on horseback); he wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, ammunition belt, and a feather in hair; horse has rope bridle and dark saddleblanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A Walking Tour of the Ninth Street Historic Park
- A-gath
- A Native American couple, possibly including Agate Ogden Finley, poses on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The woman holds a blanket wrapped over one shoulder and around her waist. Her hair is in braids. The man holds a folded,...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Finley, Agate Ogden.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- A-gath and Al-let
- Mrs. Latati and Agate Ogden Finley, two Native American women on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand on a patterned, wool blanket in a field near the St. Ignatius Mission on the reservation. Both women have their hair in...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- A. Stedman
- Studio portrait of Arnold Stedman, a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education (School District Number 1) from 1878 to 1890. He was also an advisory board member for School District Number 1's Public Library. He wears a stiff, high-collared...
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). School District, No. 1. Board of Education--People.; School board members--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; School boards--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Stedman, A.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- A.C. Foster Building / University Building
- Exterior photograph of the A.C. Foster, or University Building, located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1911, the twelve-story office building was designed by noted Denver architects William E. and Arthur A. Fisher. While the first and second...
- Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- A.C. Foster Building / University Building
- Exterior photograph of the A.C. Foster, or University Building, located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1911, the twelve-story office building was designed by noted Denver architects William E. and Arthur A. Fisher. While the first and second...
- Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- ACL locomotive, engine number 386, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, dark photo . Photographed: Jacksonville, Fla., October 12, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Florida--Jacksonville.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
- 1929
- ACL train, engine number 1511, engine type 4-6-2
- Freight, southbound, dark day. Photographed: Site unknown, October 10, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
- 1929
- Activity sheepherding
- Numbers are printed on the striped shirt of this inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He crouches, wearing a straw hat and holding a lamb with a dark nose and legs.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Actor and actress in Central City
- An actress in a long, dark, nineteenth century dress and an actor in a raincoat and driving hat pose in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. In the background, an actor, wearing checked shirt and shorts and a cowboy hat, sits on a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--1950-1960.; Actresses--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Actors at the Central City Opera House
- Photograph of two actors in a scene from a play. The taller actor on the left is wearing a top hat, a waitcoat, a light-colored jacket with dark lapels, checkered trousers, and black, leather shoes. He has a full, graying beard, is holding a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- Adelaide Beardsley
- Studio portrait of Adelaide Beardsley, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark lace blouse and star pendant.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beardsley, Adelaide.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Adolph Coors Company
- View southeast over the Adolph Coors Company brewery plant, Golden, Colorado, shows multi-story buildings, dark smoke pours from the tall smokestack, railroad freight boxcars and rooftop sign: "Coors Pure Malted Milk." Coors was the world's largest...
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dairying--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1940]
- Adolph Coors Company
- Copy of an early painting of the Adolph Coors Golden brewery, Golden, Colorado, shows wood frame and stone plant buildings with dark smoke pouring from a tall smokestack. There are also residences, a pond with a man in a boat and swans, and a woman...
- Adolph Coors Company--1880-1890.; Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- 1880
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- After a race
- View of a crowd after a race on July 4, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, east on Sixth (Alpine) Street. Men in dark suits or band uniforms, women in white shirtwaists or dresses and hats, and children in knickers or white dresses mill about and talk...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Racing--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- 1897
- Akron & Barberton Belt 15, 3/4 view entering south end of Barberton
- View of Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive # 15 and a consist of a freight car and gondola cars stops near an abandoned industrial building in Barberton (Summit County), Ohio. Men stand on the tender. Dark smoke rises from the...
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Barberton (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1941 October 22
- Al S. Lamb and wife, Aspen, Colo.
- Al Lamb and his wife and two dogs and a puppy litter sit on the lawn near a small evergreen tree in front of a house. Mr. Lamb wears a pinstripe suit a white shirt, a striped tie with a tie tack, and a bowler hat. Mrs. Lamb wears a long sleeved,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Lamb, Al S.
- 1888
- Alamosa, 1891
- Dark smoke pours from the Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co. in Alamosa County, Colorado. Several men in suits and hats, and two in white work clothes, pose on a platform with a cart loaded with white sacks of flour. Another man in a suit stands alone...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co.
- [1891]
- Albert Dakan
- Studio portrait of Albert Dakan, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark jacket and light colored cravat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dakan, Albert.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Albert Silverstein
- Studio portrait of Albert Silverstein, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark jacket and plaid cravat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Silverstein, Albert.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893