Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Stained glass window
- Interior view of stained glass window in a Denver, Colorado Episcopal church. Writing reads: This Window is Placed in Here in Loving and Grateful Memory of Mrs. Ernest Frederick Smith of Oxford, England, Sometime of Denver, Colo. the Donor of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Stained glass--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Women's wedding dress
- Shows the top portion of a wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with applique bands of ivory and cotton lace, ivory silk. On the front edge...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Oil painting
- Framed, landscape painting shows a sod house and grass.
- Houses--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Coverlet
- Woven jacquard coverlet, made of blue wool and cotton wefts with cotton warp threads in the double weave technique. American spread eagle in each corner, overall geometric floral pattern and words: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall", "Eve Nellis,...
- Bedspreads--1850-1860.
- 1858
- Rockmont College development campaign
- "Carl Nelson, campaign chairman of fund for Rockmont College, is given a gift of $40,000 by a donor who wished to remain anonymous," Longmont, Colorado. The two men wear suits and large grins and stand in front of a chart that reads: "Rockmont...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Longmont--1960-1970.; Rockmont College (Longmont, Colo.)
- August 1967
- The Towers
- Exterior view of Jonah Maurice Finn's residence, Placer St. and Pikes Peak Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado; the three-story palatial twenty- six room mansion was completed by 1901 and torn down in 1920; also called "The Towers" or "Finn's Folly";...
- Finn, Jonah Maurice--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- The Towers, palatial home of J. Maurice Finn, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Jonah Maurice Finn's residence, Placer Street and Pikes Peak Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; nicknamed "The Towers" or "Finn's Folly"; palatial twenty-six room mansion was completed by 1901 and torn down in 1920; features include...
- Finn, Jonah Maurice--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- $400,000 bequest aids hospital
- Carl Struefert, hospital administrator, stands with Lewis Fahrenbrink at Lutheran Hospital, 8300 West 38th (Thirty-eighth) Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Lutheran Hospital (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)-- 1960-1970.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1960-1970.; Fahrenbrink, Lewis.; Streufert, Carl.
- January 4, 1965
- Primero school building
- View of the abandoned Primero two story school with broken windows, Las Animas County, Colorado; taken after the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation closed the mine.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Primero (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Primero, Colo.
- View of Primero, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation coal town, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Primero (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Primero, Colo.
- View of Primero, after the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation closed the coal mine, Las Animas County, Colorado. The mine was located in the hill in the center of image.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Primero (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Primero, Colo.
- View of the abandoned coal mining town of Primero, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation town, Las Animas County, Colorado. The windows and doors have been removed from the houses.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Primero (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Primero--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Tollerburg Mine
- View of the Tollerburg Mine and town, owned by Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation, Las Animas County, Colorado, includes the coal mine shaft hoist, mechanical and electrical shop, and powerhouse.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Tollerburg
- View of Tollerburg, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation town, Las Animas County, Colorado, shows the mine store house in center, the C. F. & I. company store is the square building and in the back center is the boarding house. The mine office and...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Tollerburg
- View of the east end of Tollerburg, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation town, Las Animas County, Colorado. The mine shows on the right, the mine store house, C. F. & I. Company store and boarding house are across the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Tollerburg
- View of Tollerburg mine from rock dump, once a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company town, Las Animas County, Colorado, includes mine shaft hoist and boiler room and company houses in background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Trinidad, Colo. [i.e. Raton, N.M.]
- View from Goat Hill of Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, shows streets, business district, residences, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe roundhouse.
- Raton (N.M.)--1930-1940.
- [1932]
- Tollerburg Mine
- View of Tollerburg mine from rock dump, once a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company town, Las Animas County, Colorado, includes mine shaft, two water tanks, and five powerhouse smokestacks.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Colorado College, Irving Adams
- Irving Adams poses at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, wearing kneepants and a duster hat. Palmer Hall (in background) was named for General William J. Palmer, Colorado Springs founder and college donor.
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Commemoration.; Colorado College--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910- 1920.; Adams, Irving.
- 1910
- Kitchen in Central City, Colorado
- A stove and a side cabinet with a marble top are in a kitchen in Central City, Colorado. A gas fixture hangs over the cabinet, and the walls are covered with patterned wallpaper. Bric-a-brac on and around the stove include a kettle, an iron, a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Interiors--1900-1930.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Voorhese [i.e. Voorhies] Monument, Civic Center, Denver
- View northwest towards Voorhies Memorial, Denver Civic Center, Colorado (Fisher and Fisher, architects); shows gateway with colonnade, pool with bronze sea lions with babies (Robert Garrison, sculptor). Foreground includes: concrete and gravel...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Otto Lang trng. film
- Otto Lang, director of a training film for the Army Ski Troops which would later become the 10th Mountain Division, stands on snowshoes in Sun Valley, Idaho. A member of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol stands nearby on skis. The men wear facemasks and...
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture production & direction--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Lang, Otto, 1908-; United States. Army....
- [1942]
- Zoberski & Faucus MGM training film
- Ray Zoberski and Arnold Faucus, members of the 10th Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol, an early group for what would become the 10th Mountain Division, demonstrate cross-country skiing techniques during the filming of a training film in...
- Cross-country skiing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- [1942]
- Filming in Sun Valley, Idaho for MGM training film
- A member of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol, an early training group for what would become the 10th Mountain Division, sits and ties his boot during the filming of a training film in Sun Valley, Idaho. Cameramen and reflectors are nearby.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- MGM trng. film
- MGM cameramen climb the face of a mountain during the filming of a training film for the Army Ski Troops, later the 10th Mountain Division, by the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol near Sun Valley, Idaho. One man holds a camera.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Motion picture cameras--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Snow & ice climbing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- John & Verone Woodward
- John Woodward, a member of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol and later the 10th Mountain Division, poses on skis with his wife Verone Woodward on Mount Baldy near Sun Valley, Idaho.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Skiers--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Spouses--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Woodward Verone.; Woodward, John B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942 April 24]
- [Fifteenth] 15th Inf.
- Members of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol set up pyramid tents with A & T (Anderson Thompson) skis on the west side of Mount Rainier in Washington. Other equipment includes backpacks and ski poles. This ski patrol was part of the early training...
- Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Military training--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1941]
- Olympic Mts. 41st. Div.
- Members of the 41st Division Ski Patrol cross a shallow creek on skis in the Olympic Mountains in Washington. They carry backpacks and walk with ski poles. This patrol was one of the early training groups for what would later become the 10th...
- Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Military training--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Streams--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1941]
- Typical dugout
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division sit on the edge of a fox hole during the Italian campaign of World War II. Supplies include pots and clothes.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Italy--1940-1950.; Foxholes--Italy--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Lake Garda
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division stand on a pier during the Italian campaign of World War II at Lake Garda in Italy. A sail boat used to transport materiel around collapsed railroad tunnels on the lakeside road.
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment & supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Sailboats--Italy--1940-1950.; United...
- [1945 April or May]
- [Fifteenth] 15th Inf.
- Members of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol cook at a camp for a training film in Washington. Men from possibly the Signal Corps stand nearby with cameras. This ski patrol was part of the early training groups for what would become the 10th Mountain...
- Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Military training--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Motion picture cameras--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Outdoor cookery--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Washington (State)--1940-1950.;...
- [1941]
- [Tenth] 10th Mtn. Division 87th Regiment I & R Platoon
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division 87th Regiment I & R Platoon identified as: (left to right) Josef "Joe" Frankenstein, Otto Korban, Len Landry, Bob Parker, Ole Risom, Peter Pringsheim (Pringham), and Kurt Koenigsberg sit near a table in a...
- San Diego (Calif.)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--California--San Diego--1940-1950.; Interiors--California--San Diego--1940-1950.; Military personnel--California--San Diego--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943]
- UP car
- Business car 157, being used as blood donor car. Photographed: Denver, Colo., February 10, 1952.
- Railroads--Cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1952.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1952
- Guggenheim Blding.
- East facade view of the Simon Guggenheim Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the 1905 Mission style two-story building with central square belltower topped with a gold dome cupola and curvilinear paparpets. A plaza area...
- Colorado School of Mines.--Buildings--1900- 1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Blood drive
- A woman looks at an advertisement in a Denver, Colorado theater lobby. The poster depicts a man's arms and reads: "2 Free Passes To See Invasion USA To Every Blood Donor, It's Time To Roll Up Your Sleeve, Give Blood Now, Call AL.0311 for...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Blood donations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Guggenheim Blding.
- Exterior view of the Simon Guggenheim Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the 1905 Mission style two-story brick building with central square belltower topped with a gold dome cupola and curvilinear paparpets. A plaza...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1900- 1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Otto Lang training film in Sun Valley
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) ski on a hillside while filming a training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear white winter jackets and caps and carry rifles and rucksacks. The Sawtooth...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- 5th Inf. Ski Patrol in Sun Valley, during training film
- A member of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later the 10th Mountain Division) adjusts his rifle during filming for an Otto Lang training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He stands on skis and wears a winter jacket and...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- Possibly Sun Valley
- A member of probably the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) skis in deep snow in a mountain clearing near possibly Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He holds ski poles and wears a rucksack.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- ca. 1941 or 1942
- Otto Lang training film in Sun Valley Ray Zoberski, Aerojais (sp.), Marty Ariaga (i.e. Arriaga), Arnold Faucus, Tom Hill.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) stand near a large gnarled pine tree during filming for an Otto Lang training film near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men stand on skis and wear dark blue pants with winter...
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United...
- 1941
- Prager, MGM training film in Sun Valley
- Walter Prager, 10th Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry, jumps off a cornice on Bald Mountain on skis while he is filmed for a production of an MGM Army training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a white winter parka and cap...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1942
- MacNamara [i.e. McNamara] demonstrating climbing tech. with a Swiss shoulder belay MGM training film in Sun Valley.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) watch as a man identified as McNamara demonstrates the use of a "Swiss" shoulder belay in rock climbing for an MGM training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Climbing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture...
- 1942
- Arnold Faucus (foreground) w / film crew a one track snowcat, steered with skis from behind the cab.
- Arnold Faucus and ski troops, members of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later 10th Mountain Division), and an MGM film crew stand or sit on the back of a trailer pulled by a snowcat during the filming of a training film near Sun...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942
- Snowcat having problems on the way to Owl Creek cabin 87th Inf. Detachment. Sun Valley.
- Members of the 87th Infantry Detachment (later 10th Mountain Division) inspect a snowcat near Sun Valley in Blaine County, Idaho. Some wear parkas, caps and knapsacks. A Union Pacific logo is on the door of the snowcat. Shows a few patches of snow...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 April 14
- Sigi Engel, Sun Valley, Otto Lang training film
- Sigi (Sigmund?) Engel poses on skis while he is filmed for a training film in the mountains near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a winter parka and cap.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Ralph Bromaghin in Sun Valley training film
- Ralph Bromaghin, a soldier in the 86th Infantry, poses on the face of a rock cliff during the production of a training film near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a light weight summer parka, sunglasses and a cap. Mountains are in the...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Climbing--Idaho--Blaine County--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Blaine County--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Blaine County--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Blaine County--1940-1950.;...
- [1941 or 1942]
- School of Mines, Golden
- View of square tower entrance and belltower of Guggenheim Hall, 1500 Illinois Street, Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the gray two-story brick building with stepped entry with balustrade and small gold domed cupola....
- Golden (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1960.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1938 and 1940]