Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 D
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Confederate reunion
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado, features a Boy Scout band with horns and two drum majorettes. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short jumpsuit and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Another...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Leadville drum corps of 1888
- Studio portrait of the Leadville Drum Corps band, who attended the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Boston, Massachusetts, with their drums and drumsticks. Boys and young men pose in Zouave style uniforms with short shell...
- Drum and bugle corps--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Drums--1880-1890.; Musicians--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Boy and girl on chair and boy with drum
- Studio portraits, one shows a boy and girl on a chair. The boy wears a suit and knickers; the girl wears a plaid dress suit and a hair bow. In the other, a boy stands, wears a suit and knickers and holds drum sticks and a snare drum.
- Garfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of drum majorette in a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short tank dress and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Men, women, and children watch from the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- White Buffalo council, activity at a monthly pow-wow in Denver
- Two unidentified Native American men beat a drum, as another man dances in the background, at a pow wow in Denver, Colorado. The men use padded drum sticks to beat the drum and the man behind them wears a dance costume.
- Indian dance--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1960-1970.; Powwows--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968 June 23
- White Buffalo council, activity at a monthly pow-wow in Denver
- Two unidentified Native American men beat a drum that sits in the middle of a circle as another man dances in the background, Denver, Colorado. The men use padded drum sticks to beat the drum; the man behind them wears a dance costume.
- Indian dance--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1960-1970.; Powwows--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968 June 23
- Montrose, Colo. first junior band of Montrose
- The first junior band of Montrose, poses in Montrose, Colorado. The young men are wearing plain dark uniforms and billed caps. Eldest member sitting in the center of the group is the director. Instruments include: tuba, trombone, french horn,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Leadville Drum Corps
- Leadville Drum Corps pose in three rows in front of a vertical board structure. The young men in uniforms wear waistcoats with zig zag embroidery decoration, flat top military caps, trousers with side stripes and gaiters. The first row sits low,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drum majoring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Original Midland Band, Pikes Peak in center distance, Big Bill Bosworth drum major
- The Midland Band poses in fringed "Indian" uniforms with feathered caps, holding tubas, saxophones, trombones, flutes and a bass drum, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Drum major, Big Bill Bosworth, holds a shield with "Colorado...
- Bosworth, Big Bill.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Drum majors--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Drum
- Native American (possibly Arapaho) round, rawhide drum with wood frame and red paint; found at Bear Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1890.; Drums--1860-1890.; Musical instruments--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890]
- Magnolia Band of Ouray
- The Magnolia Band poses in uniform on street in front of the Croft residence, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; instruments include bass and snare drums, tubas, trombones, cornets and clarionets. Jim Knaus, the drum major, wears a tall plume hat and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drum majors--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Knaus, Jim.
- [1891?]
- Potawatomi drum
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) drum on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The drum is decorated with beads, fur pelts, conchos, and yarn.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi man and a drum
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man poses outdoors near a drum on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The drum is decorated with beads, fur pelts, and conchos.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Beadwork--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Leadville Drum Corp, 1895-6
- The Leadville Drum Corp poses in front of a brick building with large pane windows in Leadville, Colorado. Boys and young men wear short toreador jackets with zigzag embroidery and gaiters over balloon pants. One man holds the Corp banner in the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drums--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1896]
- Cook's Drum Corps
- Group portrait of a band of drummers in Denver, Colorado; men wear uniforms and pose by a United States flag. Lettering on a drum reads: "Geo. W. Cook's Drum Corps - Denver Colo."
- Cook, George Washington, 1851-1916--Friends & associates.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Marching percussion--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Member of Leadville drum corps
- Studio portrait of a Leadville Drum Corps member, in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; uniform includes gaiters, gloves, a jacket with piping, and a fez hat. The man has a drum, bugle, whistle, and medals.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drums--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Uniforms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Chico Stange
- Three year old Chico Stange, a member of Azteca Art Colorado, plays a carved wooden drum in Denver, Colorado. He holds two carved, wooden drum sticks. He wears a feather headdress decorated with beadwork, and a fabric loincloth and apron decorated...
- Azteca Art Colorado--People--2010-2020.; Hispanic Americans--2010-2020.; Mexican Americans--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Boys.; Costumes.; Drums (Musical instruments); Stange, Chico--Pictorial works.; Azteca Art Colorado--Pictorial...
- [2010]
- Grand Junction Cornet Band
- Members of the Grand Junction Cornet Band hold brass instruments or drums and pose in a row on Main street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, they hold musical instruments and are identified left to right as:...
- Grand Junction Cornet Band--People--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of two boys in probably sack suits with knickers and flat brimmed straw hats. The boys pose with a bass drum, a mallet, a snare drum and drumsticks. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Drums--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of two boys in probably sack suits with knickers and flat brimmed straw hats. One boy leans against a bass drum. Another boy sits on a snare drum and holds drumsticks. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Drums--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Lyons Colo. Band
- The Lyons Band poses at the head of the 1901 Fourth of July parade, Lyons, Colorado. L. H. Dieterick plays the bass drum and Grubbs is on the snare drum. Other musicians play trombones, altos, tenors and cornets. More marching units and floats show...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Lyons--1900-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Lyons--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Lyons--1900-1910.
- 1901 July 4
- Nederland High School Jr. Band
- The Nederland High School Band poses on the field of a Denver, Colorado, stadium at night; they hold musical instruments including clarinets, French horns, trumpets, tubas, trombones, saxophones, a xylophone, batons, a snare drum, and a bass drum...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.; Marching bands--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- The Red Cliff (Colorado) Brass Band at Red Cliff
- The Redcliff Brass Band poses in Red Cliff, Eagle County, Colorado, with musical instruments; uniforms have epaulets and plumed kepi hats. They are (l to r): Charles Thomas, Fred Shafer, Percy Mason, Wm. B. Thom, Henry Sherer, John Gardner, Frank...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Murphy Mine Cornet Band St. Elmo Colo
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, men pose with trombones, cornets, bugles, a tuba, trumpets and snare drum. The bass drum has letters: "Murphy Mine Silver Cornet Band." Signs on frame businesses read: "True Fissure Billiard Hall,"...
- Murphy Mine Silver Cornet Band (Saint Elmo, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- In Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, people celebrating Norwegian Independence crowd a frame business. A band poses; identified people include: Otto Goldberg (in profile behind bass drum), Don Collins (center boy on balcony), Judith J. Holt...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Independence Day (Norway)--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 17
- Wetmore band
- The seven members of the Wetmore band pose with their instruments in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Two have drums (one bass drum, one snare drum), one holds a coronet, and four have valved horns.
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. the Georgetown Brass Band is just turning the corner to the left;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Flathead Indians
- Standing portrait of a white man and five Native American Flatheads (Salish). Identification (right to left) Michael Wyateelame, an elderly man, his wife, Susie Magpie, and Forest guard Harold Flower (white), Camas Prairie, Flathead Indian...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Camas Prairie--1910-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--Camas Prairie--1910-1920.; Camas Prairie (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Flower, Harold.; Magpie, Susie.; Wyateelame,...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- San Juan Indians at cliff dwellings in Manitou, Colo.
- Native American (San Juan) men and boys pose at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. They wear long shirts, vests decorated with elk teeth, beaded chokers and necklaces, beaded arm bands and cuffs; some wear fur pelt...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa...
- September 14, 1915
- Big Chief of Ute ?? & Standing Wolf
- Standing portrait of Big Chief of Ute (?) and Standing Wolf in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The men stand on a woven blanket in front of a tepee. Standing Wolf beats a drum with the drum stick in his right hand, he holds feathers in his left. The...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1901]
- Taos man
- A Native American (Taos) man stands and holds a drum and drum stick. He wears sandals, leggings, a shirt, and scarves around his neck and in his braided hair.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1920.; Taos Indians--1890-1920.; Drums--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (tribe unknown) man poses near an adobe brick wall. He holds a drum and a drum stick. He wears a long shirt, feather headdress, hair pipe choker, and scarves in his braided hair.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Drums--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Columbine Band, Georgetown, Colorado
- The Columbine Band of Georgetown, Colorado, poses, for a group portrait. Members wear uniform jackets with a columbine flower on left side of chest, trousers with side stripe, bow or straight ties and flat top caps. Two men squat down around the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1978
- First Regiment Band outside Leadville Ice Palace
- Denver's First Regiment Band poses outside the archway of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival on a site known as Capitol Hill. During the formal opening ceremonies, January 8, 1896, the band...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Brownville Band, 70's
- The Terrible Silver Cornet Band, of Brownsville, Jefferson County, Colorado, was named after the Terrible mine. Men in suits and stovepipe hats pose holding a bass drum, a snare drum, bass and treble cornets, and trombones. A frame storefront in...
- Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Brownsville--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1879]
- 69th Anniversary Pioneers of Colorado, Elitches Gardens [sic]
- Group portrait of men, women, and children by a gazebo at Elitch's Gardens in Denver, Colorado; bass drum reads: "Veteran Drum Corps, Denver, Colo." Girls sit in front.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pioneers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 June 25
- Greeley Opera House
- Members of the ensemble of a play pose on the stage of the Greeley Opera House in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County for a formal portrait. Costumes include: tuxedos, white suits with large bow ties, and military uniforms. The cast members wearing...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Montrose, Colo. first city band
- Members of the Montrose marching band pose in Montrose, Colorado. Band members hold tubas, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, french horns, a snare drum and a bass drum. The members wear plain, dark uniforms and billed caps with pins on them. The...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Montrose, Colo. music, first city band in Montrose
- The eighteen members of the Montrose marching band pose in Montrose, Colorado. A tuba, valve trombones, trumpets, french horns, a snare drum, and a bass drum are represented. The members of the band wear decoratively stitched uniforms with...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Musicians, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows "The Original Cow-boy Band" next to the Ireland block with "Stock. Bonds. Mines. Sales" painted on the side. The Idaho Springs fire department (with bell tower) is across the street. Band members hold...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Logan Co. Fair Parade
- View of Lowry Air Force Base marching band participating in Logan County Fair Parade, Sterling, Colorado; military band wears plain uniform with officer-style hat with brim. Musical instruments include: bass drum, mallets, cymbals, clarinets, &...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Military bands--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)
- between 1963 and 1965
- Moyle Family, Silverton, Colo.
- Portrait of the Moyle Family Band in Silverton, Colorado, posing with tubas, cornets, and a bass drum on the balustraded deck in front of a gable-roof clapboard house. The men have soft hats, moustaches, and chin whiskers; one smokes a pipe. The...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Moyle family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Celebration on Greene Street
- View of Greene Street in Silverton, Colorado, looking northeast, showing crowds of people and a parade. The Silverton Cornet Band pose with tubas, cornets, bugles, a snare drum, and a bass drum. Buildings in the background include the Exchange...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Oasis Hotel Greeley Colorado
- Rogers Brashi Bazooks, a Denver drum and bugle corps, poses in Greeley, Colorado, with the Oasis Hotel in the background. Women, a girl and boy flank the uniformed band. The men hold brass horns; a bass drum reads: "Rogers [B]rashi Bazooks."...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Oasis Hotel (Greeley, Colo.)
- 1890
- Wolhurst fete
- Band members at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, wear long black coats, white gaiters and tasseled sashes. One holds a cymbal; another carries a bass drum with lettering: "Geo. W. Cook's drum corps, Denver, Colo." Party guests and bushes are in...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1898
- 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
- Colorado Midland Band drum major Bosworth
- Big Bill Bosworth, drum major for the Colorado Midland Railway Company band, poses with a shield and staff by the Colorado Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. He wears a uniform that includes a buckskin shirt and leggings with fringe, and a...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Geo W. Cook's original Drum Corps, Leadville
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drum majoring--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1891]
- Daniels & Fisher - drum corps
- Portrait of the Daniels and Fisher drum corps in Denver, Colorado; shows men and teenaged boys in uniforms aiming rifles.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--People--1900-1910.; Bugle and drum corps--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902?]