Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Police Memorial
- Workmen lower a marble panel onto a platform at the Denver Police Memorial located in the courtyard of the Police Administration Building at Cherokee Street and Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Commemoration.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- [1991]
- An engraved sterling silver diploma
- Dr. Orlo E. Childs, president of the Colorado School of Mines (on right) poses with Morgan J. Davis, Houston oilman, in gowns, mortar boards and tassels. Davis holds the engraved sterling silver diploma with an honorary doctoral degree presented by...
- Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Childs, Orlo E., 1914-; Davis, Morgan J.; Colorado School of Mines.
- 1964
- Chamberlin Observatory, view of engraved stone
- Buchtel Boulevard, engraved marker
- Christmas Card from Fairfax Holmes
- Horace Mann Middle School
- View of incised letters on a brick wall at Horace Mann Middle School (1930 : T.H. Buell and Company) 4130 Navajo Street, Sunnyside neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The engraved yellow bricks read: " T.H. Buell & Co. Architects. Denver 1930."
- Horace Mann Middle School (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Schools.; Signs (Notices); Horace Mann Middle School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Middle...
- ca. 1980
- Markham monument, Fairmount cemetery
- View of the Markham monument located in Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This chest style tomb features a sculpture that depicts the biblical story of "The Good Samaritan". It shows a...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Markham, Mary F., d. 1893--Tomb.; Markham, Vincent D., d. 1895--Tomb.; Fairmount Cemetery...
- 2000
- Lester Drake monument, Riverside Cemetery
- View of the monument for Lester E. Drake, Sr. (July 31, 1822 - March 16, 1889) located in block 4, lot 23, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Drake, Lester E., 1822-1889--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 14, 1912 April 6
- Old Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entrance
- View of a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entrance at 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado Yule marble facade, ornate lamp holders and double door portal. Engraved above the door reads: "Federal...
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Snuff box
- Shows a silver snuff box used by William F. Cody to hold his hair pins; it may have been given to him as a snuff box. The lid is engraved, the base is made of bone.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Associated objects.; Snuff boxes and bottles--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]
- Railroad passes
- A Rio Grande Southern Railroad pass of the Silverton Railroad Company. The pass is made of silver with filigree, decoration done entirely with fine wire. The inscription reads: "Issued to Mrs. N. P. Hill and family, No. 534; Otto Mears". Another...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1892]
- San Diego - Old Mission, Old Town, California
- View of mission bells in Old Town, San Diego, California; one has an engraved cross. A wood frame building is behind the bells.
- Old Town (San Diego, Calif.)--1900-1920.; San Diego (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Bells--California--San Diego--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Charles Building, Denver, Col.
- View of the Charles Building at 15th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with rusticated stone trim, tall windows and rooftop finials. "Charles Building" is engraved on the pediment. Signs read: "Fa[?] Shoe...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Farmer Nat'l Bank, Longmont Colo.
- View from intersection of the exterior of the two-story 1917 Farmers National Bank, Colorado, shows the Greek Revival style stone building featuring: columns, Doric capitals, tall windows with transoms, pilasters, pediment lintel above entry door,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- Denver fireman Looking at Stutz Motor
- A Denver fireman looks at a Stutz motor on a fire truck, Denver, Colorado. Shows a motor with engraved lettering "Stutz" and a fire hose.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Engines--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- United Presbyterian church
- Women stand on the granite steps of the United Presbyterian Church in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. They wear long, wool coats, hats and scarves. A granite cornerstone is engraved: "United PresbyterianA.D. 1884."
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Black Hawk
- Reproduction of an engraving by T. Johnson, shows a head and shoulders portrait of a Sauk (Sac) Native American, identified as Black Hawk. He wears a blanket wrapped around one shoulder, a hair pipe necklace, earrings, a medal with a bust on it, a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sauk Indians--1880-1890.; Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Grill & barbeque Nell's Girls Club
- View of a stone masonry barbecue in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. An engraved stone on the barbecue reads: "Nell's Girls Club 1914 1939".
- Nell's Girls Club (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Barbecue grills--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950]
- Beecher Island monument at Beecher, Colo.
- View of a concrete obelisk marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, fought between U.S. troops and some 1,000 Native Americans (Cheyenne)in Yuma County, Colorado. The marker is surrounded by an iron fence. A U. S. flag flies from an...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Interior Hotel Campion, Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of John Francis Campion's "Country Villa" at Twin Lakes, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fringe trim hanging across doorway; several rocking, wicker and overstuffed chairs arranged around fireplace; taxidermied deer...
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Bear and fish totems
- View of two Native American totem poles. The near pole has engraved footprints ascending from the base of the pole to a crouching bear at the top. The other pole has two anthropomorphic figures, one crouching, below the uppermost which represents a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Bears--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Fish--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Totem poles--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.
- 1890
- Se-quo yah
- Head and shoulders portrait of Sequoyah, a Native American (Cherokee) man. He holds an engraved tablet on his lap, wears a robe, a medal, and a head cover, and is smoking a pipe. He is credited with the creation of the Cherokee syllabary.
- Cherokee Indians--1800-1850.; Indians of North America--1800-1850.; Teachers--1800-1850.; Sequoyah, 1770?-1843.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Lulu City - 1942
- View of the remains of a log cabin along an overgrown road in Lulu City, Colorado; shows a sign with, "Lulu City," engraved on it; large moutain in the background.
- Lulu City (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Charles Building, Denver
- View of the Charles Building at 15th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with rusticated stone trim, tall windows and rooftop finials. "Charles Building" is engraved on pediment. Signs read: "Fa[?] Shoe...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Club Building, Denver
- View of the Club Building on Curtis Street between 15th and 14th Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with tall arched windows and arched doorway in contrasting stone trim. Sign reads: "Capitol Savings & Loan Assn." "Club...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- A town comes of age
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Empire, Colorado features an arched top and rectangular sides. Within the arch is an engraved cross and beneath is an inscription that reads: "Peter Geary, Shot by G. V. Hunter Sept 20, 1864. Aged 35 Years." This...
- Empire (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Empire--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Thatcher Fountain detail
- View of a statue at the base of Thatcher Memorial fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. This bronze figure of a woman in a draped dress is surrounded by statues of children with books. The word: "Learning" is engraved at the base of the statue.
- Thatcher, Joseph A.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- General Rose Memorial Hospital
- Exterior view of General Rose Memorial Hospital at 4567 East 9th (Ninth) Avenue in the Hale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Goodstine Pavilion and Harry W. Rabb, Graduated Care Pavilion. The words "General Rose Memorial Hospital" are...
- General Rose Memorial Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hale (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1962 and 1970?]
- Presbyterian Hospital, entrance detail
- View of the main entrance of Presbyterian Hospital, designed by William E. and Arthur A. Fisher, at Franklin Street and 20th (Twentieth) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The doorway consists of double doors set in a...
- Presbyterian Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Farisita cemetery
- A gravestone in the cemetery at Farisita (Huerfano County), Colorado features a crucifix engraved with the raised image of Christ, atop a rectangular stone. The inscription reads: "Faris Asperdon Born Dec. 1884 (?) Died ??." Fresh flowers are at...
- Farisita (Colo.)--1880-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Farisita--1880-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Farisita--1880- 1970.
- [between 1884 and 1970]
- Farmers Bank of Fleming Colo.
- The single-story, brick Farmers Bank in Fleming, Colorado, features dentils, pediments, transoms, and four visible doorways. Two plaques are on the walls, both with the name of the bank engraved on them.
- Fleming (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Fleming 1910-1940.
- [between 1918 and 1935?]
- RMN office of early days
- View 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.
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- Oakes Ames Monument
- View of Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman, Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas-relief of Oakes Ames near the top. Words engraved on the monument read: "In Memory of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames."
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877--Monuments.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1920.; Ames Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1920.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1890-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Buffalo Bill Cody and Pawnee Bill, sitting at table, both wearing buckskins, full length
- William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill" and Gordon W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill," full length studio portraits, seated at a table with painted backdrop; Lillie wears hat and fringed buckskin clothing looking down at paper holding a pen; Cody wears...
- Wild West shows--1900-1930.; Entertainers--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.
- [between 1900 and 1926]
- Group - similar view
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill", center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right during a Wild West Show taken in Madison Square Garden, New York.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Masonic Temple
- View of two-story, brick Masonic Temple in Montrose, Colorado, features a square front facade, a plaque engraved with, "Masonic Temple," near the top, an overhanging eave, rectangular second story windows with ionic columns between them, a small...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1940.
- [between 1911 and 1940]
- Northern Pacific 50th Anniversary announcement
- Depiction of Northern Pacific Railway train 2606 at Gold Creek (Lodge County), Montana. Vignette shows locomotive 5000 and coal car. Printed with Northern Pacific logo: "September 8th 1933, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the driving of the...
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1930-1940.; Gold Creek (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Montana--Gold Creek--1930-1940.; Railroads--Montana--Gold Creek--1930-1940.
- 1933 September 8
- From mine to mill
- A team of four horses runs with a wooden wagon, probably filled with ore, on a dirt road in a mountain valley. The driver wears a wide-brimmed hat and boots, and holds his foot on the brake. An onlooker with a beard leans on a post beside a dog and...
- Carts & wagons--1870-1880.; Horse teams--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.
- 1878 September 14
- "Hands up", an incident of travel on the plains
- Bandits in hats and face masks hold up a stagecoach at gun point on a road at night. Stagecoach drivers and a passenger hold their hands up. Two bandits hold the reins of the two teams of spooked horses.
- Criminals--1880-1890.; Horse teams--1880-1890.; Robberies--1880-1890.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.
- 1885 August 29
- 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
- Chinese emigration to America
- Chinese emigrants with queues (braids), in robes and hats or caps, are gathered in the hold of the steamship "Alaska" en route to the United States. The men use chopsticks and eat rice from bowls. Some read or stand near windows. A white man...
- Chinese--1870-1880.; Eating & drinking--1870-1880.; Emigration & immigration--Chinese--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Ships--1870-1880.
- 1876 May 20
- An Indian funeral off for the happy hunting grounds
- Native American men and women walk or ride horseback in a funeral procession. Shows a wrapped body on a wooden frame strapped to the back of a horse. A women carries a drum. People wear robes, earrings, leather moccasins, hats and feather...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Dead persons--1880-1890.; Funeral processions--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- 1884 July
- A beef issue in the Indian territory
- A Native American man on horseback aims a pistol at a bull on a grassy plain. The man has braids and wears an ammunition belt over a shirt and pants. Men beside a covered wagon use knives to butcher a dead bull. Shows a fence and a building in the...
- Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1890-1900.; Beef cattle--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Shooting--1890-1900.
- 1890 January 4
- On the cattle range what's the show for a Christmas dinner, chief?
- A man with fur chaps, gauntlets and a wide brimmed hat, holds the reins of his horse and stands in front of a Native American man at the entrance to a tepee. Shows a tomahawk on the ground and tepees at a camp in snowy woods.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1890 December 20
- Buffalo bulls protecting a herd from wolves
- American buffalo bulls face a pack of wolves on a prairie. A wolf has been tossed in the air by a bull. Another wolf lies dead beside a buffalo. Shows mountains and the buffalo herd in the distance.
- Animal attacks--1870-1880.; Animal behavior--1870-1880.; Bison--1870-1880.; Wolves--1870-1880.
- 1871 August 5
- The trapper and the Indians
- A naked man, the trapper John Colter, stands with arms raised and faces Native American (Blackfeet, Siksika) men who run toward him with spears, tomahawks and shields. Shows prickly pear cactus and shrubs on the ground in Gallatin County near the...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Gallatin County--1810-1820.; Siksika Indians--Montana--Gallatin County--1810-1820.; Gallatin County (Mont.)--1810-1820.; Confrontations--Montana--Gallatin County--1810-1820.; Fighting--Montana--Gallatin...
- 1856 May 10
- A narrow escape from the buffaloes
- A man on a fallen horse is on the ground beside an American buffalo herd as they stampede on the prairie. Coyotes or wolves and antelope run to escape the animals.
- Bison--1850-1870.; Horseback riding--1850-1870.; Stampedes--1850-1870.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- A perilous trip, shooting a flume in the Sierra Nevada
- Two men in small boat slide down a narrow, wooden flume filled with water in the Sierra Nevada Range in Nevada or California. Shows the flume on a tree-covered mountain, rock formations and summits in the distance.
- Aquatic sports--1870-1880.; Boats--1870-1880.; Flumes--1870-1880.
- 1877 June 2