Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 2, 1911 January 7
- Lower Dead Horse Falls
- View of a waterfall identified as Lower Dead Horse Falls on Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. A cascade of water plunges off a steep rock cliff.
- Dead Horse Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880-1887]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 30, 1910 July 23
- Looking down Dead Horse Cañon from lower lake [graphic]
- View of a Canyon identified as Dead Horse Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows dead and live pine trees and steep rock cliffs. Glenwood Canyon is in the distance.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1887?]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Last Bird
- Studio portrait of Brigadier General Leonard W. Colby, commander of the Nebraska National Guard and his adopted daughter, Lost Bird, (Margaret Elizabeth) a Native American Lakota Sioux baby. Abandoned by her mother, Rock Woman, for dead after...
- Dakota Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Infants--1890-1900.; Military officers--1890-1900.; Lost Bird, d. 1920.; Rock Woman--Family.; Colby, Leonard...
- [1891]
- Reality on the plains
- A uniformed soldier with head bandages stands over the body of a shirtless dead man. The soldier has a saber at his side and a hat in his hand, the dead man has an arrow in his chest and a picture of a girl near his outstretched hand.
- Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Soldiers--1870-1880.
- [1940-1970?]
- Back from the hunt, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated in camp, one man with knee-high gaiters holding rifle in one hand and one dead grouse or pheasant in other; second man holding one dead...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Memorial Day, 1945
- The 87th Regiment's 1st Battalion stands silent in the spring rain in a square in Plezzo, Italy, to honor its dead on Memorial Day.
- Plezzo (Italy)--1940-1950.; Holidays--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 30, 1945
- James Peak Country
- A small group of dead trees leans to one side in the foreground near James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado. Several tree stumps stand near the dead trees. Tall pine trees are in the background.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Grand Lake
- Bare branches from a dead log protrude into the foreground of this view of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Large rocks stand near the dead log. The lake is surrounded by mountains, including Mt.Craig, Mt. Adams, Mt. Wescott and Mt. Patterson...
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- The one hundred fifteenth anniversary : of Zion Baptist Church, November 16, 1980.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 115th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, biographical sketches of different members of the congregation, worship service...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1980 November 16
- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- Honoring and celebrating Reverend Frank M. Davis : 15th pastoral anniversary.
- Booklet created by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado celebrating fifteen years of service by Reverend Frank M. Davis.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); Davis, Frank M.--pastor.; Clergy--Colorado--Denver.; Community churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2008 July
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 49, 1910 December 3
- Dead woman on floor by desk
- Interior view of an office; shows a dead woman's body, a roll top desk, a spittoon, and a telephone in Denver, Colorado.
- Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Good Tedesco
- Closeup of German soldier killed during the Italian Campaign; probably by the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; War casualties--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Indian and dead horse
- A Native American man, probably in Northern New Mexico, squats near a skinned dead horse. The man holds a knife near one of horses legs. A saddled horse stands nearby. The landscape is barren with hills in the distance.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Dead animals--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Horses--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Francois Dead Horse
- Francois Dead Horse, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a fur hat adorned with feathers, a buckskin shirt with beads sewn on it, and ermine fur...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Dead Horse, Francois.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Upper falls, Dead Horse Cr.
- View of a waterfall identified as the upper falls on Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. Water cascades over a rock ledge into a stream below.
- Dead Horse Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.
- between 1880 and 1887?]
- Lower lake, Dead Horse Cr. 300' below lower falls
- View of Bridal Veil Falls and Hanging Lake on Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. Water cascades over rock ledges into the lake.
- Bridal Veil Falls (Garfield County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead Horse Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hanging Lake (Garfield County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1887?]
- B.B. in Arizona [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, armed, escorts a prisoner across a mountain stream; from behind a boulder he is threatened by a masked rifleman.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1915
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 34, 1909 October 9
- Floral arrangement
- This funeral tribute has flowers including carnations, a calla lily, and fruit blossoms. A photo of a dead baby is in the center.
- Dead persons--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Funeral portrait
- Portrait of a dead girl on a pillow.
- Dead persons--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Pueblo flood
- View of the aftermath of the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. People walk along Main Street among the silt, mud and debris after the water had receded. Shows the bodies of dead animals, the Western National Bank, the Grand...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Dead animals--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Sled at Sneffels
- Men pose with a sled with snowshoes, and the covered body of a dead miner killed in an avalanche, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. They stand in front of the George R. Porter general store and post office. The line of men hold a rope that is...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose with the covered body of probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The body is tied down to a sled. Snow covers the ground.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose above a sled that holds probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are vertically planted in the snow. Shows the snow covered San Juan Mountain Range.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pikes Peak or bust
- An oil painting of a covered wagon on a prairie landscape under a gray sky. Two oxen stand by, a body of a dead man lies on the ground next to the wagon. The words: "Pikes Peak or bust" are written on the wagon cover. The frame is gilded, gessoed...
- Covered wagons--1870-1880.; Dead persons--1870-1880.; Ox teams--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Hunters dead birds
- Men pose with strings of dead Canadian Geese and other fowl, in (probably) Colorado.
- Bird hunting--Colorado--1890-1920.; Geese--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Corpse
- View of a dead child on a table covered by a sheer canopy. A flower wreath is at the bottom of the table.
- Children--1900-1910.; Dead persons--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Funeral band
- Members of a marching band and other men dressed in uniforms, possibly policemen or firemen, pose with a dead man in a coffin at a cemetery in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The band members hold their instruments which include drums,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Dead persons--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dead Man's Island, San Pedro, Cal.
- View of Reservation Point (Dead Man Island) in San Pedro (Los Angeles County), California. Shows the waters of the San Pedro Bay and industrial buildings in the distance.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Reservation Point (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Pedro Bay (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Los...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby
- Portrait of a dead child in Denver, Colorado. The baby is on a bed and covered with flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Accident
- A crowd gathers around an accident between Denver Tramway Company trolley #807 and an automobile in Denver, Colorado. A bloody, dead man lies on the sidewalk; police and reporters view another body on the driver's side of the mangled automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Kitchen & woman's body on floor
- Interior view of a kitchen; shows a wood stove, a clutter of dishes, cookware, pots, pans, dinnerware, and a dead woman, Denver, Colorado.
- Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- With their boots on
- View of dead men on the boardwalk in Carbon (Carbon County), Wyoming. A boy identified as Judge Colbourne is by a barber pole; businesses are in the background.
- Carbon (Wyo.)--1850-1860.; Boardwalks--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Boys--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Buildings--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Dead persons--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.
- [between 1850 and 1860?]
- Scaffolds - Indian dead bodies
- Timber scaffolding supports a platform and the shrouded caskets of four dead Native Americans (Dakota) on an open plain in South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1860-1880.; Manners & customs--South Dakota--1860-1880.; Scaffold burial--South Dakota--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- A shower of arrows rained on our dead mules from the closing circle of red-men
- Three white men use their dead mules as shelter against an attack by Native Americans. Each man points a rifle in a different direction and each mule has suffered numerous arrow hits.
- Combat--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- The Custer wolf
- Federal hunter H.P. Williams and rancher R.R. Richardson stand in a corral over a dead wolf supported by a metal frame. Richardson wears a suit, vest, and bow tie. Williams wears work pants, shirt and jacket; he holds a rifle.
- Dead animals--1920-1930.; Wolf hunting--1920-1930.; Wolves--1920-1930.; Richardson, R. R.; Williams, H. P., federal hunter.
- 1920 Oct 11
- Stock loss by animal predation
- A stockman pushes back his cap and scratches his head as he looks at a dead sheep. Wool tufts torn from the sheep's throat and neck lie on the ground.
- Dead animals--1920-1940.; Ranchers--1920-1940.; Sheep--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1939?]
- Huntresses in the elk country of N.W. Wyoming, U.S.A.
- Women, one on horseback, hold rifles and pose with a dead elk in Wyoming. The women wear fringed buckskin blouses and skirts.
- Dead animals--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Elk--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Hunting--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Women--Wyoming--1900-1910.
- 1904
- The dead on Monte Belvedere
- Sunset of the first day of the World War II attack on Mount Belvedere, the dead of both sides remain where they had fallen. Two corpses lie in the snow at the base of a slope.
- Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; War casualties--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Slaughter of buffaloes on the plains
- Coyotes and scavenger birds eat the remains of dead American buffalo on the grassy plains. Shows buffalo carcasses, skulls and ribs.
- Bison--1870-1880.; Coyotes--1870-1880.; Dead animals--1870-1880.
- 1872 February 24
- Grouse
- Dead grouse hang on a tree in Sequoia National Park, California.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Sequoia National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Bird hunting--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; Dead animals--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; Grouse--California--Sequoia...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Grouse
- Dead grouse hang on a tree in Sequoia National Park, California.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Sequoia National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Bird hunting--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; Dead animals--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; Grouse--California--Sequoia...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Game hunt
- Dead birds (pheasant, duck, or geese?) hang on a shed and are on the ground in (probably) Colorado; snow covers the ground. A dog is near the shed.
- Dead animals--Colorado--1900-1910.; Game bird hunting--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sheds--Colorado--1900-1910.