Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 3 and 4, 1924 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
- Climax, Colo., drilling in a main heading
- View of two miners drilling in a main heading of the molybdenum mine, Climax (Lake County), Colorado. Drill bits project out of previous bore holes on the wall.
- Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Climax Mine (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boring--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Jumbo and drilling crew in the heading
- View of a drilling crew in the heading of an unidentified mine tending a large drilling rig identified as "Jumbo." A sign on the rig reads: "Atlas Gelodyn No. 1." Each miner wears a helmet and lamp.
- Drilling & boring machinery--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- December 20, 1939
- Wild West Show in Naples, Italy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the right midground in front of a large group of other riders on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Naples, Italy. Many of the riders are Native American and some wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Adelaide Station, F. & C. C. R. R.
- Adelaide station along the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, middle of Phantom Canyon, Fremont County, Colorado. View downgrade before 1896 relocation of track between Milepost 12 and 18 due to flash floods. Small Victorian wood frame depot...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Adelaide (Fremont County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad doubleheaded passenger train high on the rocky cliffside of the Animas Gorge above the Animas River on narrow gauge track heading southbound to Durango near Rockwood; San Juan Mountains are retouched in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Spring Street, Central City
- View down unpaved Spring Street in Central City, Colorado. A Cornish dry-masonry wall borders the street; Aspen trees grow in front of the wall; garbage litters the ground. Part of an automobile, which is heading toward the town, is visible on the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Zuni
- Reproduction of a engraving shows men with pack burros heading for the Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Masonic Lodge F F & A M going west on Lincoln
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northwest on Lincoln Street, is of a parade of some fifty men in suits, hats, and white Masonic aprons heading east on the dirt street toward the camera. A man with a waist-mounted bass drum leads....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Skyline trail to Carson
- View of three riders on horseback heading for Carson, Colorado; shows the trail, the horses and riders in a line, mountains in the distance with trees and timberline, and grasses along the trail.
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Fort Logan World War I
- A Denver and Rio Grande engine smokes, heading up a train of Pullman sleeping cars. Infantry men form line to the train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. The soldiers wear uniforms...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The view looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows the central business district with many flat top, false front, commercial buildings, and the schoolhouse built in 1885. The Colorado Central Railroad track, in the foreground, has a train on...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1886]
- El Jebel Shriners, Denver
- Portrait of Freemasons on steps of the Colorado State Capitol building, Denver, Colorado; shows men in turbans and brocade costumes, with a United States flag and an "El Jebel Temple" standard.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- El Jebel Shriners, Denver
- Portrait of Freemasons on steps of the Colorado State Capitol building, Denver, Colorado; shows men in turbans, capes, and brocade costumes.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Colburn Hotel
- View of Colburn Hotel in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with urns and a covered entry. Cars are parked at the curb.
- Colburn Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- The Village beach, Grand Lake
- Partial view of boats docked on sandy shore of Grand Lake, Colorado near town of Grand Lake; one boat moored to small wooden pier; another boat with three people heading onto lake; edge of town with small wooden frame buildings or shacks.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Castle Rock on the D. & R.G.R.R.
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad engine 4-6-0 number 1006 with passenger train heading south from station at Castle Rock, Colorado; Engine Class T-31, made by Baldwin in 1902, renumbered in 1908 to engine number 756, dismantled in March, 1926;...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1902 and 1908]
- Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet), background; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (Aspen branch through Carbondale) standard...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- End of street car line, Arvada, Colo.
- View down tracks to a distant Denver Tramway electric car heading for the "cut" at the siding where the tramway track passed under the Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks at Grandview Anevue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A set of stairs...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1904]
- Shot from a helicopter about 10:00 the morning after the flood
- Aerial view of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard, the 23rd (Twenty third) Street viaduct, traffic, warehouses, fuel tanks, railroad tracks, and the South Platte River.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops &...
- 1965 June 17
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- A dirt road leads the way to Mesa Verde National Park. Large shrubs and tall grass line the road. Dirt tracks have been packed down by vehicles traveling on the road. The front view of a car heading up the road is in the distance. A mountain ridge...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1931?]
- Mines, Boulder Co.
- The Cook Mine complex in Gilpin County, Colorado, stands in the foreground with several mounds of tailings in front of it. A dirt road winds through the right midground toward another shafthouse in the right background. A portion of Central City...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Mountain City, 1899
- A train engine emits a large cloud of smoke along the snow- covered hillside above Mountain City, Colorado, in the winter. (Mountain City was never considered its own municipality but part of Central City in Gilpin County.) The train is heading up...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Mountain City, 1899
- The shafthouse of the Gregory-Buell Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company stands in the right foreground of this view of Mountain City, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and roofs of the buildings. A train has crossed over the trestle in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Silverton
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking southwest; shows aspen trees, the Silverton reservoir, the plain of the townsite, boardwalks along Reese and Greene Streets, and the old school. A wagon and large team approach the bridge across Cement Creek in...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Bridge above Georgetown
- A passenger train of the Colorado Central Railroad passes under a bridge in the left background heading east toward Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The train travels along the Georgetown Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad that looped about...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Mason bogie approaching South Park
- midground near the tracks. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance. Construction of the railroad line to the top of Kenosha Pass (about 76 miles southwest of Denver) was completed on May 19, 1879.; Stereographic view of a Mason bogie...
- Kenosha Pass (Colo.); Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Park County-- 1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- South Park from Kenosha Pass
- Stereographic view of a track of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad curving in the foreground and heading down into South Park from the summit of Kenosha Pass in Park County, Colorado. A ridge of snow- capped mountains is in the distance....
- Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; South Park (Park County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Nathrop station
- A mixed train of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad pulls away from the small stone station in Nathrop in Chaffee County, Colorado. A stream of smoke puffs from the locomotive. Men are gathered between the freight and passenger cars; a man...
- Nathrop (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Nathrop--1870-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Nathrop--1870-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Nathrop--1870-1900.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Pike's Peak Railroad depot, Manitou. 664
- Exterior view looking southwest of Pike's Peak Railroad depot in Manitou Springs, Colorado; a two story shingle-style building with rusticated stone lower floor, a hipped cross-gabled roof, and metal capping at the roof ridges with upturned ends....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- East from Phantom Bridge
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway engine number 100 with two passenger cars heading east from Phantom Bridge, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows one man standing next to engine and additional group of men at rear of train; standard gauge track...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- On the Denver & Interurban Ry.
- Denver & Interurban Railroad electrified line with streetcar on standard gauge track heading toward Denver from Boulder, Colorado; shows cultivated and harvested fields, the Flatirons, and parallel Colorado and Southern Railway standard gauge track...
- Electric railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver & Interurban Railroad.
- [between 1908 and 1926]
- William F. Cody
- In this large, hand-colored print of a green truck transporting a large portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback, probably on an Arabian horse, Cody is depicted wearing a buckskin coat, a wide-brimmed hat and thigh boots. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Arabian horse.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arnold Faucus (foreground) w / film crew a one track snowcat, steered with skis from behind the cab.
- Arnold Faucus and ski troops, members of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later 10th Mountain Division), and an MGM film crew stand or sit on the back of a trailer pulled by a snowcat during the filming of a training film near Sun...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942
- Round up
- View of cattle round-up somewhere probably in Colorado; shows three men on horseback, a large herd of cattle covering an open range, a man in a mule-drawn wagon (probably a cook with supplies), cowboys, and men men on horseback in distance heading...
- Cattle-herding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wolhurst
- View of the greenhouse entry at Wolhurst in Littleton, Colorado. Flowerbeds line the dirt lane, and a slab-sided, gable roofed barn (used for gambling) is in the background. Cottonwood seed-fluffs dust the shaded ground.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Woodworth's Shorthand College, ca. 1915. In this photo: Olive Edith Kullgren
- My grandmother, Olive Edith Kullgren (1897-1986), attended Woodworth's Shorthand College & Night School in Denver. By 1915 she was advertising her stenography services: the 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory lists Miss...
- circa 1915
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 9 and 10, 1924 September-October
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- 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
- The Church Record: vol 1 no 1
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 February 26
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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 February
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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.)
- 1943 March 4
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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.)
- 1944 February 17
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- 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.)
- 1944 March 2