Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Classical mythology
- Sculpture of two figures: a man with wings and a scythe, and a woman with an olive branch, a book, and an urn. Between them sits an hour glass.
- Sculpture.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Agriculture Building, Omaha
- View of the facade of the Agriculture Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wood frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows neo-classical architecture,...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Hurlburt [sic] Gate, Water Works Park, Detroit
- View of the Hurlbut Memorial Gate in Water Works Park, Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The monument is adorned with scrolls and figures and has a dome topped with a stone eagle. The standpipe tower of the city water works is in the distance.
- Hurlbut, Chauncy--Monuments.; Standpipes--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.; Detroit (Mich.)--1890-1900.; Water Works Park (Detroit, Mich.)--1890-1900.; Gates--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hurlburt [sic] Gate, Water Works Park, Detroit
- A man walks near Hurlbut Memorial Gate in Water Works Park, Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The monument is adorned with scroll figures and a dome topped with a stone eagle.
- Hurlbut, Chauncy--Monuments.; Detroit (Mich.)--1890-1910.; Water Works Park (Detroit, Mich.)--1890-1910.; Gates--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1910.; Parks--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Canon of the Grand River
- View of narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Grand River (Colorado River) winding through Glenwood Canyon, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows tent in distance at left of track, a small tunnel visible in...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Early Longmont Colorado home talent group, probably in Dickens Opera House
- A group of actors of various ages pose in costume on stage, probably at the Dickens Opera House, Longmont, Colorado. The center figures are of royalty, a king and queen, with guards holding halberds crossed above their heads. Young girls sit in...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of South Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; trees and reeds jut into lake at center; at left background, figures play on shore, with dwellings visible in distance.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Sand Dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- Two small figures are silhouetted against giant wind swept dunes in the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. The Sangre de Cristos covered with light snow are in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Jewelry store, Salida, Colorado
- Interior of a store in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes display cases with pocket watches, a sign: "R. G. W. Inspec[?]," cabinets with silver and crystal, plaster busts of Native Americans, palms, plaster figures, a case of poker chips...
- Indians of North America in art--Colorado--Salida--1890- 1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows dinnerware and a wine bottle on a table. A paper fish and dove (a pinata?), hang from the ceiling; woven figures (cowboy and burro) are on stairs, and a...
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- The library with 11,000 volumes
- Interior view of the library in Grand Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows floor to ceiling bookshelves, upper balcony, mahogany coffee table, oil painting by George Lambert: "North Italian Landscape...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Giddings, Ralph.; McLaren, Thomas.
- 1963 December 8
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man in a double breasted uniform with medals, brass buttons, and a felt hat holds a cane. A gentleman standing next to him is in a light colored suit and tie, white shoes and a straw hat, and has a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Baugh, L. N.; Whitney, A. F.
- August, 1939
- City Park, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of City Park, Georgetown, Colorado, looking towards Victorian houses outside park fence. Five figures stand before one house. Eleven children sit on benches along the inside of the park fence. The girls wear dresses and hair ribbons; one boy...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Course of the relay race, Pueblo of Taos, N.M.
- Relay race course for the San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos pueblo, New Mexico. Shows empty road leading into the pueblo with two figures crossing in the distance and house cluster with ladders and surrounding wall.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Henry and Johnson
- View of two Native American (Ute) men and a white man sitting by a storefront; the Utes are identified as Henry and Johnson.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Henry, Ute chief.; Johnson, Ute Indian.
- 1880
- Dancing in the firelight
- Night view of a group of Native American (Crow) men dancing around a fire near tepees. One man plays a drum which he holds in his hand as four others circle. The dancer's wear breast plates, breech cloths, feather bustles, and head wear that...
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Campfires--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Monument
- View of an unidentified stone monument with palm branches and statues of female figures, probably in St. Augustine, Florida.
- St. Augustine (Fla.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Murals in bar room at Teller House, Central City, Colo., June
- Two men stand behind the bar in the Teller House in Central City. One leans against the bar, holding a cigarette with an empty beer glass in front of him; the other fills a beer glass from a pressurized machine. A large coffee urn is on the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Barrooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Centro worker Susy Love studies religious carving on cottonwood
- Centro worker Susy Love works on a cottonwood carving of the San Isidro the patron saint of farmers. The sculpture is of two male figures, one holds a cross and the other holds a basket; and two oxen.
- Love, Susy.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Navajo sand painting
- Close-up view of a Native American (Navajo) sand painting. The painting depicts Yei figures in symmetrical, reciprocal positions, with one elongated figure spanning from one end of the painting to another.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Spiritual life--1890-1910.; Sandpaintings--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Navajo sand painting
- Close-up view of a Native American (Navajo) sand painting. The painting shows Yei figures in a symmetrical design.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Sandpaintings--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1894]
- Interior, Pease Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Pease Store, in Georgetown, Colorado. A long counter runs the length of the room on the left, with large jars and a paper rack on top. Crates, boxes, and signs read: "Denver, Colo.," "Butter Nut Bread," "Auto Service," "Soda...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Pictured Rocks- Tsankawi Ruin. Trail work thru rock at extreme right
- View of Native American (Anasazi) petroglyphs at Tsankawi Ruin, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The drawings consist of human and other figures. A trail worn in the tuff rock stands near the petroglyph rock.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Tsankawi Ruins (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1910]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and later acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874. The interior includes a fireplace (with metal grate) surrounded by tiles of busts and full-length figures...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and later acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a fireplace (with metal grate) surrounded by tiles of busts and full-length figures of women, a...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- La Cueva Pintada (Painted Cave) Detail of Indian painting
- Close-up view of the Painted Cave near Capulin Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Petroglyphs on the cave walls represent human, turtle, and other figures. Text on the cave walls reads: "Homi One [...] B. M."
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [1909]
- Pajarito Park petroglyphs- Puye cliffs
- Close-up view of Native American (Tewa) petroglyphs near the Puye Cliffs, Puye Cliff Dwellings, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The petroglyphs represent human, animal, and other figures.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Puye Cliff...
- 1910
- Hyroglyphics [i. e. hieroglyphics] Tsankawi Petroglyphs
- Close-up view of Native American (Anasazi) petroglyphs at Tsankawi, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The petroglyphs depict human and other figures.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Tsankawi Ruins (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Zuni sand altar in kiva of the north
- Reproduction of a drawing of a Native American Zuni Pueblo sand painting shows a double row of naked figures with a single feather on their heads and outstretched arms inside a circle decorated with feather like designs.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Sandpaintings--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.
- [1883 or 1884?]
- Red Cloud, Maj. Burke
- Red Cloud, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, and Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, pose outside a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Red Cloud wears sunglasses, overcoat, hat, trousers and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- [February 1891]
- Mandan painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Mandan) painted bison hide shows: outline border with geometric figures connected to a double rectangle panel of stripes and triangle shapes. Collected by Maximilian Prince of Wied from the upper Missouri riverbanks around 1844.
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Mandan Indians--Arts &...
- [1900?]
- C. P. Stone's cash grocery, Fifteenth Street, corner Arapahoe, Denver, Col.
- View of C. P. Stone's grocery, a brick and stone storefront in Denver, Colorado; people pose on the sidewalk.
- C. P. Stone's Cash Grocery--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Summer view
- View of a Native American Sioux tepee camp, on the open prairie, Dakota Territory, show a covered entry and timber piles with two figures in distance.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Tipis--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.
- 1882
- Entrance to park
- View of the Hurlbut Memorial Gate in Water Works Park, Detroit, Michigan. The monument is adorned with scrolls and figures and a dome topped with a stone eagle.
- Detroit (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Gates--Michigan--Detroit--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Michigan--Detroit--1900-1910.; Parks--Michigan--Detroit--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a street in Georgetown, Colorado, possibly covered in snow. Wood construction buildings on the left side of the street have gabled roofs of false fronts with cornices; on the right side is a one story wood building with a deep porch, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900?]
- Possibly July 4, 1912
- View of a parade of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, looking west; shows the Cushman Block the Monti and Guanella Block, the Fish Block, and Masonic Lodge. The parade is probably a Fourth of July celebration; American flags hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.;...
- [1912?]
- Street scene, Georgetown, Colorado
- View near 5th (Fifth) on Argentine Street looking south towards Leavenworth Mountain. The mountain is covered with snow, mine entrances and two figures are visible. The unpaved street has a long fence on which is painted, in extreme perspective,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Dining room
- Interior view of the dining room at the Hotel de Paris in Georgetown, Colorado. The dining room has a wood floor, wainscotting, elaborate Victorian doorways, an ornate china cabinet holding the hotel's Haviland china, an ornate sideboard flanked by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1970?]
- Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Shows a small printing press, probably the Washington hand press that Jesse Summers Randall, the newspaper's editor, bought from the Colorado Miner newspaper, and a large...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Star Hook and Ladder Company
- View of members of the Star Hook and Ladder Company of Georgetown, Colorado. Eight firemen stand and two sit on stools in front; they wear uniforms that include conductor-type hats; pull-over bib shirts with chest protectors, each with a star on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Craig Colony
- Montage of activities during the winter at Craig Colony (Craig Hospital) a tuberculosis sanitarium in Edgewater (Jefferson County), Colorado. A man holds a shovelful of snow. Another man named Mayns carries a quarter of beef on his shoulder.
- Craig Colony--1910-1920.; Edgewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Meat--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Sick persons--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Painted buffalo hide
- Close-up view of a Native American (Sioux) painted buffalo hide. The hide depicts animal and human figures. The hide, Specimen number IV B 208, is in the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin.
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1950.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Hides & skins--1840-1850.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Cheyenne warriors who fought in Custer Battle, Louis Dog, left, Stumphorn, right
- Standing portrait of Louis Dog and Stumphorn, two elderly Native American Cheyenne men who fought in the battle at Little Bighorn, with a corral and automobiles in background. (Figures blurred because of movement.)
- Cheyenne Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Stumphorn.; Dog, Louis.
- 1936
- Georgetown - 1944
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street looking west in Georgetown, Colorado. Visible on the right side of the street are the three story brick Cushman Block, other storefronts, and the corner of the Fish Block; on the left a sign on the side of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 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
- Totem poles
- View of two totem poles standing near wooden residences. The poles consist of bird and anthropomorphic figures but are unique from each other in their design.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Totem poles--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sioux pipes
- Native American Sioux peace pipes or calumets decorated with feathers, and bird, animal, and human figures.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Calumets--1850-1860.; Tobacco pipes--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Operations of the war chief when on a war excursion
- Native American Sioux symbolic drawing depicts several figures, weapons, and tepees.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Symbols--1850-1860.
- [1864?]
- The world and two gods of the weather
- A Native American Sioux symbolic drawing depicts several figures, birds, animals, and a tepee.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Symbols--1850-1860.
- [1864?]
- Egyptian Theater
- View of the Egyptian Theater at 2644 West 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building is painted with Egyptian figures and has a sign that reads: "The White Sister" and "With Lillian...
- Egyptian Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]