Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 12, 1912 March 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 26, 1912 June 29
- 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
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 G
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 J
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 L
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 N
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 C
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, in uniform & hat, full length
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, full length standing with one leg on log fence studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- General Edward S. Godfrey, standing, in uniform, 3/4 length
- General Edward Settle Godfrey, 3/4 length standing studio portrait wearing military uniform, medals on chest, gloves, hand holding saber, hat on side table; 7th Cavalry, commanded Company K on hilltop fight of Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Generals--1870-1880.; Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Godfrey, Edward Settle, 1843-1932.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Dagmar Jensen shaking hands
- Governor William Herbert "Billy" Adams and Dagmar Jensen, the Colorado Senate Docket Clerk, shake hands and pose in a receiving line in an unidentified room in probably Denver, Colorado. Dagmar Jensen wears a fur coat, leather gloves, a cloche,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Receiving lines--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Jensen, Dagmar.
- 1925?
- Gray's Peak number two
- People stand near a trail or sit on horseback, they pose near a wooden sign that reads "Gray's Peak" in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women wear fitted dresses with long skirts, gloves and hats or bonnets with elaborate decorations. The men...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Recreation--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Riders in Teller House Bar
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback inside the Teller House Bar in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Burr Betts is dressed to look like Buffalo Bill Cody, and wears long wavy hair, a goatee, a fringed leather coat...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Portrayals--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Central City...
- [1958?]
- D. & R.G. 52
- Men pose in front of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive number "52" in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The men wear leather gloves and hats. Frame houses and telegraph poles are near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1900-1910.; Chama (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.
- 1907
- D. & R.G. 52
- Men pose in front of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive number "52" in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The men wear leather gloves and hats. Frame houses and telegraph poles are near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1900-1910.; Chama (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Men and horses
- Men and a boy pose beside saddled horses in a meadow probably in western Colorado. Horses carry ropes and probably bedrolls and camping gear. Men wear hats and gloves.
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- Miners with candles
- Men stand and pose inside a mine tunnel in the Anchoria Leland Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and caps or hats and hold candles and sledgehammers. Probably Earl (or Charles W.) Howbert, the mine...
- Anchoria Leland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central Block, Omaha in 1868
- People and a horse-drawn stagecoach are outside the Central Block, a three-story brick commercial building on Farnam Street between 13th (Thirteenth) and 14th (Fourteenth) Streets in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows sidewalks and telegraph...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Cavalryman on horseback
- A cavalryman of the 6th Division of the U.S. Army poses on horseback in the foreground. He wears riding boots and gloves. Several trees are in the midground behind him, and a ridge is in the distance.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 6th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- District school
- Miss McDonald, teacher, and her companion, Miss Dora Orcatt are mounted on horses in front of a district school outside of Leadville, Colorado. Miss McDonald, in the center wears dress, a large bow around her neck, leather riding gloves, and a flat...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Orcatt, Dora.
- 1894
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of Pythias, Leadville Lodge, No. 1, pose in Aspen, Colorado. The Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Colorado was organized in 1879. Members in full uniform including dark jackets, trousers, epaulets, striped belts, white gloves and...
- Knights of Pythias. Leadville Lodge No. 1 (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- At Elkhorn Lodge, Don Vestal (contractor) on Stormy Lad
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies member Don Vestal poses on his horse "Stormy Lad" in front of a stable at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Vestal wears a western shirt under a woven vest with concho buttons, gloves and a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July
- Tabor Hose Team
- H.A.W. Tabor Hose Cart Team poses on May 4, 1879, in u-shape formation on Harrison Avenue, a dirt road in Leadville, Colorado. The firemen are in uniforms with jackets, hats, gloves and belts. The cart donated by Tabor is decorated with American...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- 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
- Stella Andreva, Margit Boker, Anna Kaskas
- Three head and shoulder, studio portraits of actors are clipped to a board in Central City, Colorado. Two of the prints are clipped next to each other, the third is sideways under the other two. One actress wears a chiffon dress with a square...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actresses--1940-1950.; Andreva, Stella.; Boker, Margit.; Kaskas, Anna.
- May, 1941
- Men in the Moffat Tunnel
- Construction workers pose for a group portrait inside the Moffat Tunnel beside a sign that reads: "Refuge No.12" in Gilpin County or Grand County, Colorado. The men hold lanterns and wear tall work boots, overalls, overcoats, gloves, hats or caps...
- Railroad tunnels--Colorado--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1928?]
- Man wearing top hat
- A man poses for a full-length portrait in front of row of tall shrubs, possibly in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe. He wears a silk top hat and a long, wool coat and leather gloves. He holds an umbrella in his right hand.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William Cody in buggy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in a buggy pulled by one dark horse while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe. He wears a dark coat and gloves and a wide-brimmed hat. He has a dark moustache and goatee and long, wavy...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [betwen 1885 and 1900?]
- Annie Oakley in front of tent
- Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses poses in front of her tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Europe, possibly in Paris. Moses was one of the major stars of the show. She wears a long dress with a floral print on it and a...
- Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926--Homes & haunts--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys pose near a herd of horses on a hillside in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Yellow Creek. The men are on horseback or stand nearby and wear cowboy hats, jackets, boots with spurs, chaps, gloves and carry lariats. Horses are in a temporary...
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Corrals--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco...
- 1911
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters that lace up the side cover the lower part of his pant legs. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters that lace up the side cover the lower part of his pant legs. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- University Park Octogenarian Memories booklet
- Katherine Lorraine Woodruff
- Studio portrait of Katherine Lorraine Woodruff, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Woodruff has curled bangs and wears her hair pinned in a bun twist. She wears a standing ruff collar under her brocade corseted dress bodice, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Woodruff, Katherine Lorraine.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- General store, Amity, Colo.
- Men and boys stand and pose outside the "Childs Block" building in Amity, a Salvation Army colony in Prowers County, Colorado. Painted signs on the stone building read: "Groceries and Dry Goods" and "Star Brand Shoes Are Better." Date on the stone...
- Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1903?]