Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Reform Advocate. The story of the Jews of Denver.
- Yellowstone
- View east in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, shows Liberty Cap, an extinct hot spring cone, 37 feet high and 20 feet in diameter, formed by over-lapping layers of travertine (limestone or calcium carbonate) and Minerva Terrace, formed by...
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- Heart of the Rockies Medical Center, Salida
- View of the Salida Hospital (later Heart of the Rockies Medical Center, previously the Railroad Hospital) at the corner of 1st and B streets in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building is a large, two-level light brick building with a wide...
- Salida Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Salida (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hospitals.; Salida Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hospitals--Colorado--Salida--Pictorial works.; Salida (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Adobe house
- View of an abandoned adobe house near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows an adobe brick building with a sod roof and door and window openings. Sagebrush and trees are nearby. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Adobe buildings.; Houses.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.
- [between 2005 and 2006?]
- Tony Garcia
- Portrait of Tony Garcia, the Executive Artistic Director of El Centro Su Teatro since 1989 and a member of Su Teatro since 1972. He holds a microphone and wears a shirt with two dark, embroidered panels. He has a trimmed beard and mustache.
- El Centro Su Teatro (Denver, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theatrical producers & directors--2000-2010.; Garcia, Tony--Pictorial works.; El Centro Su Teatro (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- [2006?]
- Louise Campa in Spanish dance costume
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a classical style Spanish dance costume. She wears a dark top and a silk scarf decorated with fringe, a full, mid-length,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1909 March 13
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 1 and 2, 1925 January-February
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 18, 1913 June 28
- Fetish
- Show a Native American (Zuni) black stone fetish of a half formed body.
- Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni sculpture--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Soda Butte
- A man lowers a cask from a small wooden pier into the East Fork of the Yellowstone River (Lamar River) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A horse waits on the river bank. Shows geyserite formed on a butte.
- Lamar River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Horses--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Excelsior Geyser Basin, Prismatic Terrace
- Steam rises behind a man who stands on the travertine terraces formed by the Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin (Excelsior Geyser Basin), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Prismatic Spring (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Prismatic Spring
- Steam rises behind a man who kneels on the travertine terraces formed by the Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Prismatic Spring (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lake San Cristobal, Lake Fork
- View of Lake San Cristobal (San Cristopal, San Cristovaal Lake), Hinsdale County, Colorado; reservoir formed from Lake Fork Gunnison River.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Los Angeles, Palm Walk, Eastlake Park
- A water fountain sprays in a lily pond encircled by large rocks in Eastlake Park in East Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. A formed concrete cone sits in the pond. Shows palm trees and park benches. The park pavilion and boathouse on...
- East Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Fountains--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Lily ponds--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Palms--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Parks--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1901 and 1917?]
- Pulpit Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; shows a place identified as lower pulpit terrace on a hill with naturally formed, stepped terraces of accreted calcareous silica. Shows a landscape encrusted with mineral deposits...
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Lake at San Cristoval
- View of Lake San Cristobal, a reservoir formed by the Lake Fork (Lake Fork Gunnison) river, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Lake San Cristoval
- View of Lake San Cristobal, a reservoir formed by Lake Fork (Lake Fork Gunnison) River in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road near the lake, a horse with a horse-drawn carriage, an island and mountains in the distance.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Islands--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1892]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Right side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: a tall wooden tower and St. Mary's Church.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Left side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome and St. Mary's...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Yellowstone
- Jupiter Terrace, a gray hill of calcareous hot spring deposit formed by waters of the large hot springs near its crest, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Pajarito Park
- View of cliffs formed of volcanic tuff deposits, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico. Area became Bandelier National Monument in 1916.
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Pajarito Plateau (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Volcanic rock--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1916?]
- Bandelier National Monument
- View inside a natural cave formed in soft volcanic tuff, then enlarged to create a living or ceremonial space by ancestral Pueblo Indians, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico.
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Cave dwellings--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--New Mexico--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Volcanic rock--New...
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Yellowstone
- Pools of water formed around dying trees, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Parkville, Colorado
- View of a bronze plaque mounted in a stone wall in the former town of Parkville, Colorado in Summit County. Inscribed on the plaque: "Site of Summit Lodge 2 A. F. & A. M. 1861-1864 Colorado Territory one of the three original lodges which formed...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 47, AF & AM (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Freemasons. Summit Lodge 2, AF & AM (Parkville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Parkville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Parkville--1940-1950.; Monuments &...
- [1940?]
- First church
- Exterior view of early Congregational church, "Whosoever Will," (formed by Reverend Sanderson), Cripple Creek, Colorado; church is a canvas tent on wooden frame with front wooden platform and steps leading to center entry; stacks of firewood are at...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Ku Klux Klan rally
- Klansmen exchange documents with one another in front of a burning cross and an American flag as other members of the group watch at a rally of the Boulder Chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Meetings--1920-1930.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Boulder--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Boulder--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Spanish Peaks
- Right side of panorama looks southwest to Spanish Peaks over Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Town has residences, a church, businesses, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad trains, and water tank.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Walsenburg, Colo.
- Center of panorama shows Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, with residences, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad trains, St. Mary's Catholic Church and businesses.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Walsenburg, Colorado
- Left side of panorama shows a man viewing Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; residences, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad trains, and tilled fields are in the background.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Alamosa
- One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Lake San Cristoval [sic]
- Partial view of Lake San Cristobal (San Cristopal, San Cristovaal Lake), Hinsdale County, Colorado; reservoir formed from Lake Fork Gunnison River; possibly a copy of an earlier William H. Jackson.
- San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Home of the Mountain Crows
- View of a Mountain Crow (Native American) encampment, probably in Montana, shows tepees, horses, and wagons occupying a flat clearing along a valley floor.
- Crow Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--Montana--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1907?
- Circle of people
- A large crowd has formed a circle and the people appear to be focused on a small wooden plane that flies around their heads, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sun dance
- Two formed lines of Native American (Taos Pueblo) dancers face each other during the Sun Dance, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear feathers, body paint, and kilts; some wear shawls, some hold tall corn stalks or clusters of...
- Indian dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Sun dance
- Two formed lines of Native American (Taos) dancers face each other during the Sun Dance, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear feathers, body paint, and kilts; some wear shawls, some hold tall corn stalks or clusters of leafy...
- Indian dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Miss Anne Engle and her school
- Native American (Tewa) children and a white woman pose in front of a schoolhouse, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The teacher, Miss Anne Engle, stands on the end of two formed rows; smaller children are seated in front of a row of older children....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; School...
- [between 1908 and 1910?]
- Indians Ute
- Two Native American Ute men pose near a shelter formed from live trees. Both wear loose pants and shirts, and headbands. One of the men wears a squash blossom necklace.
- Indians of North America--Structures--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Shelters--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Carter Museum, Breckenridge
- The Carter Museum, in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a one story, hewn log house with white chinking and a shed roofed addition built on the side. A sash window is next to an open door, and stovepipes rise from the roof. A pile of rounded rocks and...
- Edwin Carter Museum (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1920-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1920-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Breckenridge--1920-1970.
- [between 1920 and 1970?]
- Parade uniforms of the 3 companies of the Red, White & Blue Fire Dept.
- Six young men of the Red, White and Blue Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their parade uniforms in front of a painted backdrop. They wear conductor's caps, with a variety of brim insignias, and pullover bib shirts in several...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota the primitive craft of choke cherry patty drying.
- A Native American Lakota Sioux woman sits outside and prepares chokecherry patties on a stone, Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota. Formed patties are laid out to dry on a white cloth.
- Aronia--North Dakota--1920-1930.; Dakota Indians--North Dakota--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--North Dakota--1920-1930.; Teton Indians--North Dakota--1920-1930.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1920-1930.; Food...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mill in Horseshoe district, Park County
- View of an abandoned silver mill, near Leavick (Park County), Colorado, that served the Last Chance lode and the Hilltop mines. Mount Sheridan (13,748 feet) and the glacier formed Horseshoe Cirque are in distance.
- Horseshoe Mountain (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Leavick (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Sheridan, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Leavick--1940-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leavick--1940-1970.; Ore...
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Mts. Princeton, Harvard, and Yale
- View from Midland Railroad grade hill across south end of Buena Vista to Collegiate Range in Chaffee County, Colorado; shows Mounts Princeton, Harvard, and Yale, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks. C & S, Colorado and Southern...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1911
- Chair lift, Aspen
- View of a single person chair hanging from the chairlift cable above Aspen Mountain, Aspen, Mountain; features Aspen trees in bloom and other vegetation on the hillside; other chairs hang from the cables at the base of the hill; town of Aspen and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]