Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 15, 1912 May 17
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- The Annual: North Side High School 1908
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1908
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1908
- Out by Bennett, flood
- View of the Kiowa Creek flood damage at Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows a wrecked truck forced against a tree.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Trench in which women staid [sic] in Bears' Paw Battlefield
- View of the trench where Native American Nez Perce women sought protection during the Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains, Montana, October 1877. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit, before he was forced...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Bears' Paw Battlefield - of Chief Joseph, 15 miles south of Chinook, Montana
- View of the plains, ravine, and bluffs where the Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains took place in Montana, October 1877. Native American Nez Percé Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit, before he was...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Looking south over Chief Joseph's trenches, Snake Creek, Bear's Paw Battlefield, Chinook, Montana, three monuments on far bank
- View of the rolling plains, ravines, and bluffs where the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain took place in Montana, October 1877, shows three monuments on a distant hill. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit,...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Bear's Paw Battlefield of Chief Joseph, - who had dug trenches along the creek bed to protect his Indian warriors
- View of the rolling plains, ravines, and bluffs where the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain took place in Montana, October 1877, shows three monuments on a distant hill. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit,...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Bears' Paw Battlefield - of Chief Joseph, 15 miles south of Chinook, Montana
- View of the site of the Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains which took place in Montana, October 1877, shows plains, hills and brush with the photographer's shadow. Native American Nez Percé Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Osage education, Pawhuska, Oklahoma
- Native American (Osage) students pose in front of the girls' dormitory building at the agency boarding school in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The children wear uniforms and carry American Flags. Ironically, the Osage were among the most outspoken in their...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Osage Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1900.; Osage Indians--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1900.; Pawhuska (Okla.)--1880-1900.; Dormitories--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Company building
- view of the W. H. Kistler Stationery company building at 1636 Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the four-story building read: "H. H. Tammen Co.," "Thrift Novelty Co.," "Miller Stockman Western Wear," "Demolition Sale," "Forced to...
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Stationary trade--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Calif St. studios opening
- People crowd the 16th Street entrance of the Denver Theater at 510 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; the marquee reads: "Greta Garbo - Herbert Marshall - George Brent - Warner Oland." Signs read: "R. Reincke Forced to Quit," "Mrs Stovers...
- Denver Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Lieut. Stottler & "Hot Stuff" Mescallero Indian Agency, N. Mex.
- View of Native American Mescalero Apache woman posing with Indian Agent Lieutenant V. E. Stottler, Mescalero Agency, New Mexico. The log cabins that Stottler forced the Apaches to build and live in show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Mescalero Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mescalero Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Indian agents--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Log cabins--New Mexico--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Les Indiens des Prairies brulant un prisonnier
- Native American (Plains) men dance around and burn a prisoner. A white prisoner is forced to look on.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Punishment & torture--1870-1900.
- 1868
- A family polo team at Glenwood Springs
- The Devereaux family polo team poses on the playing fields at Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Team members are mounted on horses and holds a mallets.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Polo--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1905
- Major Marcus A. Reno, similar view
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait in oval frame wearing military uniform; second in command of the 7th Cavalry at Battle of the Little Bighorn, sent by Custer to attack the village and forced to go on defensive, he led a...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Blackhawk - Iron City Stamp Mill (Int.)
- mortars and amalgamated with the gold in the ore. The stamps were periodically stopped and the amalgam was retrieved and then sold to banks or the mint.; The interior of a stamp mill, possibly the Iron City Stamp Mill in Blackhawk, Colorado, shows...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Ore-dressing--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner operates an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner stands on a drill steel wedged between the rock faces of the hanging wall and the foot wall. A...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner squats down to operate an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner leans against a thick rock wall. Smaller rocks stand in a pile in the dark background. The...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Company D of 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division
- Members of Company D of the 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Divison wind their way up Mount Belvedere in Bologna Province, Italy. The men are in uniform and carry packs, rifles, mortars and boxes of ammunition. Some of the men smoke...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Arms & armament--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 February 21
- Counting Indians at Fort Sumner
- A man in military uniform stands near Native American (Navajo) men and women at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, probably after their forced relocation from their homelands known as the "Long Walk." They were then transferred to the Bosque Redondo...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1860-1870.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1860-1870.; Fort Sumner (N.M.)--1860-1870.; Soldiers--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1865?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Puppets
- Entryway to the Cherry Creek School Museum
- Entry way into the Cherry Creek School House Museum, located in Englewood, Colorado. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school until consolidation forced its closure in 1951. The building is now located on the...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.).; Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.;...
- Undated
- Cherry Creek School
- A reproduction of an original image of the Cherry Creek School on it's original site. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school until consolidation forced its closure in 1951. The building is now located on the...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.).; Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.;...
- Undated
- Cherry Creek School and playground
- A reproduction of an original image of the Cherry Creek School and it's playground on the original site. Students and teachers pose on the swingset. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school until consolidation...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.).; Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.;...
- circa 1915
- Students at Cherry Creek School
- A reproduction of an original images taken for the interior of the Cherry Creek School. Although original image is cracked a teacher and students are seen working on lessons. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.).; Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.;...
- circa 1900
- Interior of the Cherry Creek School
- Photograph of the interior of the classroom of the Cherry Creek School House Museum, located in Englewood, Colorado. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school until consolidation forced its closure in 1951. The...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--History.
- 1993 August
- Exterior of the Cherry Creek School
- A frontal view of the Cherry Creek School at its present site as the Cherry Creek School House Museum. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school until consolidation forced its closure in 1951. The building is now...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--History.
- 1993 August
- Side view of the Cherry Creek School
- A side view of the Cherry Creek School at its present site as the Cherry Creek School House Museum. Constructed in 1874, this wood frame rural schoolhouse served as a school until consolidation forced its closure in 1951. The building is now...
- Cherry Creek High School (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--History.
- 1993 August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 3, 1918 May
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1919 December
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 1 and 2, 1922 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- The Annual: Denver High School North-Side 1909
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1909
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1909
- The Aeronaut of South Denver High School: 1920
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1920.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1920
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- 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
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- In memoriam, Reverend Robert Hopkin : pastor, First Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado.
- Booklet created to commemorate the life and religious teachings of Reverend Robert Hopkin of the First Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado upon his death in 1927. the bulk of the book is a reproduction of a sermon given by Reverend Hopkin on...
- Hopkin, Robert.; First Congregational Church (Denver, Colorado)--History.; Congregational churches--Clergy--Biography.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1927
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- Dedication Sunday : December 4, 1938
- Booklet created to celebrate the Dedication of the new First Baptist Church in 1938. Booklet covers the construction of the new building.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1938 December 4
- 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
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- 1879 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the third Graduation of the Denver High School in 1879.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1879