Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Frederick G. Bonfils Funeral
- A large crowd gathers outside of Frederick G. Bonfils' residence on the day of his funeral. Funeral cars are parked outside of the home. Frederick G. Bonfil's was the editor and publisher of the Denver Post.
- Denver Post--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper editors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- February 4, 1933
- Industries funeral horsedrawn hearse & two carriages in procession on residential street billboard in background
- View of a funeral procession on South Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Horse drawn carriages and a hearse make their way down the street. A nearby sign reads: "W. B. Stagg More [?]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hearses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Alex McLean funeral
- View of Alex McLean's funeral procession lead by a marching band on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; crowds of men, women and children line the sidewalks of a commercial business district that includes flat-roof one and two-story brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; McLean, Alex.
- [betweeen 1900 and 1903]
- Scenes from the "Home and Funeral" of "Cheif [i. e. Chief] Iron Tail" whose face was used as a model for the Buffalo Nickel
- Photomontage of Iron Tail, a Native American (Sioux), his funeral, and related ceremonies that include a military honor guard and the Giveaway Ceremony.
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1910-1920.; Iron Tail.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Central City 1890s. Funeral procession
- A long funeral procession led by a band walks down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, probably during the 1890s, possibly for Sheriff R. B. Williams who was fatally shot by Samuel Covington, a quartz hauler from Nevadaville, in April of 1896....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Funeral...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Millard Walker & wife who was a Cord before marriage
- View of a funeral near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men, women, girls, and a baby, who include Millard Walker and his wife, pose with a horse and wagon by a fresh grave. Outfits include elaborate hats with flowers, and leather gloves. The...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children praying--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Funeral at the Buddhist Church at 1942 Market in Denver, Colo. in the 1930's.
- A black and white photograph taken outside the Buddhist Church in the 1930's. The casket is in the center of the photograph surround by those attending the funeral service.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tri-State Buddhist Church--1930-1940.; Japanese Americans--Colorado.; Buddhists--Colorado.; Tri-State Buddhist Church.
- Circa 1930
- Funeral for Sam Sandos
- Pallbearers carry the flag draped coffin of Sam Sandos, to a hearse after his funeral at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. The pallbearers are identified as: Andres Knight, Ken Salazar, Zee Ferrufino, Richard...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sandos, Sam, 1927-1987---Death and burial--Pictorial works.; Funeral rites and ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1987]
- Roses
- View of an arrangement of funeral flowers, consisting mostly of roses.
- Flowers--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Georgetown, Colorado after 1917, Our Lady at Lourdes Catholic Church
- Exterior view of the Our Lady of Lourdes, Catholic Church, 9th (Ninth) and Taos Streets, Georgetown, Colorado. Brick structure, built in 1918, replaces the original brick church at 11th (Eleventh) and Main, which burned in 1917. Large crowd gathers...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Mine disaster funeral procession
- Two images in Las Animas County, Colorado. Top image shows a long funeral procession with carriages, drivers with top hats, horses, and people on foot; a fire, possibly from a mine disaster, shows beyond the town; bottom image shows wagons piled...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880- 1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1890.; Coffins--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Funeral on the mountain
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and stand on the porch of the boarding house.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- 1902
- Funeral procession
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and ride on horses.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- [1902]
- Funeral procession, F. G. Bonfils
- Spectators watch as a line of vehicles form a procession at the funeral of F. G. Bonfils, in Denver, Colorado. Some of the vehicles carry floral tributes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer, 1860-1933--Death & burial.
- 1933 February 4
- Head of a Chinese funeral procession
- View of a marching band in a funeral procession probably on Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. They play instruments that include: baritones, trombones, clarinets, and trumpets. Buildings line the street.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Chief McCook's funeral procession
- A group of white and Native American (Ute) men carry the coffin containing the remains of Chief John McCook, brother of Chipeta, to its final resting place near his sister and her husband, Ouray, in Montrose, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Montrose (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Chipeta--Family.; Ouray--Family.; McCook, John,...
- 1937 November 3
- Funeral of Indian police during the trouble of 1891
- View of the funeral of the Standing Rock Agency police in a civilian cemetery South Dakota, shows a group of whites and Native Americans, including agency police in uniform, around the graves and a tall wooden cross. The agency police were sent to...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian reservation...
- [December 1890]
- Funeral of the victims of the Sleepy Hollow Mine disaster, Central City, Colorado
- Buggies and people form a funeral procession on Pine Street, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, honoring 14 gold miners drowned in the Sleepy Hollow and Americus Mine flood. Children wear white; a horse-drawn hearse is at the door of St. Mary's...
- Americus Mine (Central City, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Sleepy Hollow Mine (Central City, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic...
- 1895
- Edwin Carter funeral, Masonic Hall
- At a funeral in Breckenridge, Colorado, an open casket on stands is surrounded by floral wreaths and men in sack suits and Masonic aprons. Framed portraits and posters hang from the walls, and the ceiling has a sloped section along one side. An...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1910.; Interiors.
- February, 1900
- Funeral of Indian police during the trouble of 1890
- View of the funeral of the Standing Rock Agency police who were killed during the attempted arrest of Sitting Bull, a Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux), South Dakota. The men were buried in a civilian cemetery near the agency in South Dakota.
- Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Homes & haunts.; United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.--People.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--South...
- 1890
- Church of Annunciation Leadville - funeral of Baby Doe
- Interior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado, during the funeral of Baby Doe Tabor; shows a coffin, priests, sculpture, paintings, and people in pews.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d....
- 1935
- Group at funeral
- Shows a group of Japanese-American men, women and children at a funeral in Denver, Colorado. A minister is in front of a flower covered casket. Two women dressed in black and with hats are seated with their heads bowed, possibly widow and family...
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clergy--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mourning clothes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Funeral services of Mayor Speer
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows an audience, a pipe organ, and a coffin at the funeral of Mayor Robert Speer.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 June
- Funeral of Ludlow victims, Trinidad
- Funeral procession with hearses for the Ludlow Massacre victims of the UMW labor strike against CF&I, North Commercial Street, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Signs on the downtown businesses read: "AAA Official", (clock) "Bauer", "Suits $15...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Funeral...
- 1913 or 1914
- Funeral of Louis Tikas, Trinidad, Colo.
- Hundreds of coal miners march in a funeral procession for Ludlow Massacre victim Louis Tikas, on North Commercial Street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado during the UMW labor strike against CF&I. Business signs read: "Laundry", "Trinidad...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Funeral...
- 1914 April 27
- Funeral of Louis Tikas, Trinidad, Colo.
- Hundreds of coal miners march in a funeral procession for Ludlow Massacre victim Louis Tikas, on North Commercial Street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado during the UMW labor strike against CF&I. Business signs read: "Laundry", "Trinidad...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Funeral...
- [1914 April]
- Funeral procession
- Hundreds of coal miners march in a funeral procession for Ludlow Massacre victims during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, North Commercial Street, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Business signs read: "Manhattan Cafe", "Hotel Corinado", and...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Funeral...
- 1914
- Funeral line at Trinidad during Ludlow
- Hundreds of coal miners march in a funeral procession for the Ludlow Massacre victims of the UMW labor strike against the CF&I, North Commercial Street, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Business signs read: "The Pen Shoe Co.", and "Gerar[?]."
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Funeral...
- 1914
- Line of funeral march of Ludlow victims
- Funeral procession for Ludlow Massacre victims of the UMW labor strike against CF&I, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows hundreds of mourners in front of the Catholic Church to view the coffins. Sign on pole reads: "Alley A".
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Funeral of Ludlow victims leaving Catholic church, Trinidad, Colo.
- Funeral procession for Ludlow Massacre victims of the UMW labor strike against CF&I, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows hundreds of mourners in front of the Catholic Church to view the coffins.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Carts &...
- 1914
- Nebraska-Death of the Sioux Chief Crazy Horse, at Sydney, September 5th The funeral procession passing through Camp Sheridan on the way to the grave.
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) men and women follow Crazy Horse's body, wrapped in cloth and tied to a travois, en route to the grave site near Camp Sheridan, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Funeral processions--1870-1880.; Travois--1870-1880.; Crazy Horse, ca. 1842-1877.--Death & burial.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Greek Orthodox funeral
- View of a funeral at the Greek Orthodox Church in Denver, Colorado; men and a priest in vestments pose around an open coffin with floral tributes.
- Greek Orthodox Church (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Orthodox...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Funeral with casket on toboggan at Hahns Peak
- A funeral party of men and a small girl somberly gathers around a casket strapped to a toboggan on a snowy field near the town of Hahn's Peak (also known as Poverty bar), Colorado, in Routt County. Two dogs stand near the group of people; the men...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.; Toboggans--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Italian funeral
- A convoy of Tenth Mountain Division jeeps passes an Italian funeral procession in an unidentified town.
- Funeral processions--Italy--1940-1950.; Military vehicles--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- 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
- Funeral, Santuario Chimayo
- People walk in a funeral procession toward the church at Chimayo in New Mexico. A wagon is parked at the base of a large tree in the right foreground. A large hill is in the distance behind the church.
- Santuario de Chimayo (Chimayo, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Chimayo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Chimayo--1910-1920.; Funeral processions--New Mexico--Chimayo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- Funeral of Ralph L. Carr
- Freemasons escort Carr family members, at the funeral ex-governor Ralph L. Carr, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Colorado Consistory in Denver, Colorado. A police honor guard and people crowd the area; a well dressed elderly woman is in the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- Funeral of Ralph L. Carr
- Freemasons help Carr family members into a limousine, at the funeral ex-governor Ralph L. Carr, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Colorado Consistory, in Denver, Colorado. A police honor guard and people crowd the area.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- Funeral of Ralph L. Carr
- Men and women stand by the First Baptist Church, during the funeral for ex-governor Ralph L. Carr, in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol building shows through trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph Lawrence), 1887-1950--Death & burial.
- Funeral of Ralph L. Carr
- Men sit at the funeral of ex-governor Ralph L. Carr in the auditorium of the Scottish Rite Masonic Colorado Consistory, in Denver, Colorado. Freemasons stand by the coffin and floral tributes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph...
- Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member
- A group of Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member in Leadville, Colorado, wear military uniforms that include helmets, coats, boots, and gloves. They form a u-shaped line around a coffin covered with flowers and an American flag. They hold...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Colorado Statesman : index of funeral notices, obituaries, and news articles : 29 October 1904 - 17 April 1954.
- Index of funeral notices, obituaries, and news articles from the leading weekly newspaper serving the African American community from 1904 to 1954.
- Colorado statesman --Indexes.; Obituaries--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.
- 2001
- Funeral for Albino Duran
- Julian Duran (left) and unidentified people gather around the coffin of Albino Duran outside a house in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. Mourners include a woman with her head and shoulders covered in a shawl, a woman wearing an apron, an...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Florence (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coffins.; Women.; Duran, Albino--Death & burial--1920-1930.; Duran, Albino--Death and burial--Pictorial works.; Duran, Julian, 1887-1933.;...
- [ca. 1926?]
- Floral arrangement
- Funeral tribute has a taxidermy mounted dove and flowers including roses, chrysanthemums, snapdragons, and phlox.
- Flowers--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Floral arrangement
- This funeral tribute has flowers including carnations, a calla lily, and fruit blossoms. A photo of a dead baby is in the center.
- Dead persons--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Floral tribute
- Funeral flowers including geraniums, dahlias, cosmos, roses, hibiscus, and cactus surround a picture of a baby.
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Floral wreath
- View of a floral wreath with lilies, roses, pine boughs, leaves, daisies and carnations. Letters fashioned in the middle of the floral funeral tribute read: "Carl."
- Funeral decorations--1890-1910.; Wreaths--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Floral cross
- View of a floral funeral tribute. Roses, carnations, lilies, leaves and ferns are assembled in the shape of a cross.
- Funeral decorations--1890-1910.; Bouquets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Floral bouquet
- View of a bouquet or display possibly for a funeral. It consists of ferns, roses, carnations, lilies and daisies.
- Funeral decorations--1890-1910.; Bouquets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and ride on horses.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- [1902]