Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Don Gallegos
- Don Gallegos, a boy, poses in his football uniform and helmet in his yard in Denver, Colorado. He wears a helmet and has a large letter "C" on the front of his jersey.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Football players.; Gallegos, Don--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Football...
- [1948]
- Two men practice rescuing a man from the snow, Paradise, Washington
- Two soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) practice rescuing a man from the snow using ropes. The man on the left is wearing a pith helmet and dark clothing. He is smiling and holding lightly onto a rope. The man in the...
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Soldiers with mules in Camp Hale
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier stands holding a mule at Camp Hale, Colorado. The mule is wearing a pack saddle, with two cases on top that are secured with rope. The soldier holding the mule is also wearing a knapsack with a waterbottle and...
- Barracks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mules--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- Pfc. Lawrence Lucas
- Private First Class Lawrence Lucas, 604th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, rests close to the front lines during the Italian Campaign in Bologna Province, Italy. He sits and washes his feet in his helmet. Clothing, boots, field rations,...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Bathing--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Helmets--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 April 16
- Western History Subject Index
- Laws. Colorado. Helmet
- William A. Southworth in camouflaged helmet
- Portrait of William A. Southworth of the Tenth Mountain Division, 110th Signal Corps Company, wearing a helmet camouflaged with pine needles and a khaki shirt.
- Camouflage (Military science)--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Southworth, William A.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Signal Corps.
- [1943-1944]
- Western History Subject Index
- Laws. Colorado. Helmet
- Western History Subject Index
- Laws. Colorado. Helmet
- Western History Subject Index
- LAWS. COLORADO. HELMET
- Helmet
- Black felt helmet from the United States Army with a gold, American eagle insignia and a gold spike.
- Helmets--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- GI shaving in foxhole using helmet as basin
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Pfc. Ralf Lamping shaves in his foxhole using his helmet as a basin during the Italian campaign. In the background is a pile of miscellaneous equipment, and leafless trees.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; Lamping, Ralf.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1945]
- Western History Subject Index
- LAWS. COLORADO. HELMET
- Football team
- Teenage boys, young men, and a girl pose on the steps of a building, clothes include turtleneck sweaters, knee pants, a leather helmet, and duster hats. One holds a football.
- Football players--1910-1920.; Girls--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Slide Mine - jumbo side, one man
- A man works in a mine tunnel with a pneumatic drill at probably the Slide Mine in Boulder County, Colorado. He wears a helmet with a lantern.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Slide Mine - mucker front / bucket up
- A man works in a mine tunnel with machinery at probably the Slide Mine in Boulder County, Colorado.; he wears a helmet with lantern.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- EPCD, drilling from column
- A worker operates a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill near the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel), of the Colorado-Big Thompson Water Diversion Project, in Grand County, Colorado. The man wears a safety...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1944?]
- Minnesota Mine, 1 man drilling
- A miner works in the Minnesota Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado. He holds a drill and works near metal framework. He wears a helmet and work clothes.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Minnesota Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1940-1950?]
- People-man, occupations-miners
- Portrait of a miner with a hard helmet, probably in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Art - sculpture - Mercury
- View of a carved stone statue of Mercury, with winged feet, a helmet, and a caduceus. Pedestal reads: "Flying Mercury," and "Class of 1893."
- Gods (Greek)--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.; Mercury (Greek mythology)
- 1894, March 18
- Washburn
- Football players pose at Washburn Field at Colorado College in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. They wear padded pants and one man wears a helmet.
- Colorado College--People--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910, November 12]
- Fortitude
- Close-up view of a sculpture of a woman with a sword. She wears a robe and a helmet with a plume.
- Sculpture--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine rescue gear
- A miner poses outdoors by a railroad car probably near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. He holds a lantern and wears a respirator and helmet. A building is in the distance.
- Mine rescue work--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Safety equipment--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine rescue suit
- A miner poses outdoors by a railroad caboose car probably near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. He holds a lantern and wears a respirator and helmet. A building is in the distance.
- Mine rescue work--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Safety equipment--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine rescue suit
- A miner poses outdoors by a railroad caboose car probably near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. He holds a lantern and wears a respirator and helmet. A building is in the distance.
- Mine rescue work--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Safety equipment--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dr. & Mrs. R. M. Campbell Byron & Susie Campbell Mosca, Colorado.
- A family in Mosca, Alamosa County, Colorado, poses in their mule- drawn buggy. They wear a helmet, wide brimmed hats, a suit, fancy dresses, and high button shoes. United States flags are mounted in the animal's bridle; a picket fence encloses the...
- Mosca (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Mosca--1880-1890.; Campbell, R. M.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- C. C. H. S. foot-ball team
- Cripple Creek High School football team of 1910 at Union Park, Cripple Creek, Colorado; two rows of young male football players with sweaters, knickers, cloth-padded helmet, lace-up boots, shin pads or thick wool socks, and turtleneck sweaters or...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Canton - Odd Fellows at state meeting in Colo. Spgs.
- Members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttonedtopcoats, sashes, white belts, calvary, bicorne, helmet and busby hats, medals, braiding and swords.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Metropolitan Steamer, purchased Nov. 1898
- Side view of an antique steam fire wagon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a fireman with a helmet in driver's seat, pinstriped wheels, coupling hoses on racks, brass tank, pumps and nozzles.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950- 1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- August 1952
- A young Harry Rhoads
- Photographer Harry Rhoads sits on a rock in a suit and pith helmet; he holds binoculars and a rifle; a pistol is in his jacket pocket, probably Colorado.
- Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mars by St. George Stanley, Teller House, Central City, 1932
- A fresco of Mars is painted on a wall in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. He stands on a pedestal in a a dark, recessed arch wearing a Trojan helmet and boots and carrying a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right. He looks...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mars (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Will "Billy" Parker
- Portrait of Will "Billy" Parker, pilot, at the wheel of a 50 horse power 2 cycle Roberts engine airplane; he wears goggles and a helmet lettered: "13." P. B. Belt stands alongside.
- Air pilots--American--1910-1920.; Airplanes--1910-1920.; Inventors--1910-1920.; Belt, P. B.; Parker, Will.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Yavapai, Yuma Apache scout
- Studio portrait of a Native American Yavapai scout seated at a side table, he wears a military uniform with a helmet and tassels, Arizona; he holds a sword.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1890.; Yavapai Indians--Arizona--1880-1890.; Guides & scouts--Arizona--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--Arizona--1880-1890.
- 1884 or 1885
- Ute Iron Spring
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Spring Chateau. This one story frame structure has an octagonal pavilion with latticework and projecting bays, there are numerous excursionists gathered around the building. One man is wearing a pith helmet. Its...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Supai papoose, Cataract Canon, Ariz.
- A white man wearing a pith helmet holds a Native American Havasupai baby in a cradleboard, outside a brush shelter, Supai, Cataract (Havasu) Canyon, of the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
- Havasupai Indians--Children--Arizona--Supai--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Supai--1880-1910.; Cataract Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Supai (Ariz.)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1882 and 1910?]
- Blue River Hose Co
- The Blue River Hose Company poses on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, holding the leads to the hose cart which is in the background adorned with American flags. Their uniforms include conductor's caps and bib shirts with shield-shaped...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Riders on horses
- Men on horses pose by a tree, in (probably) Colorado or Utah, shows a mountain in the background. Outfits include chaps, a lariat, and a pith helmet.
- Horseback riding--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Manhattan Beach
- View of the Manhattan Beach amusement park entrance in Denver, Colorado; shows people standing by an arched gate with towers, shingle imbrication, and lettering; "Manhattan Beach Admission 10 cents." A man wears a police uniform with helmet; a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1891 and 1906?]
- Jack party
- View of Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Taos St. west, in Georgetown, Colorado. A group of 21 men, women, and children on burros and horses are lined up across the street and pose for the camera. The women wear various large,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Tourists--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Wagon Box Fight, Wyoming
- View over the site of the Wagon Box Fight, a battle between Native American Sioux and the U. S. Army under Captain James Powell, Wyoming; shows a metal pipe with with a few rocks and a pith helmet.
- Dakota Indians--History--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--History--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Wagon Box Fight, Wyo., 1867.; Battlefields--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Powell, James, Captain, U.S. Army--Homes & haunts.
- August 1936
- Woodward
- John Woodward, a member of the 10th Mountain Division Headquarters 87th Regiment 1st Battalion, poses outdoors in Plezzo, Italy after the end of World War II. He wears a uniform and holds a helmet.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--Plezzo--1940-1950.; Plezzo (Italy)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--Plezzo--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Plezzo--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945 May]
- 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
- Starting a hole
- A miner, wearing denim overalls and a helmet with headlamp, prepares to start a hole in the wall of a tunnel in an unidentified mine. He is using a pneumatic drill which is supported by a double screw column.
- Drilling & boring machinery--1910-1920.; Interiors--1910-1920.; Miners--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- An Army Hu-1A helicopter takes off with a load of food for persons stranded by flooding south of Castle Rock, Colo.
- An Army HU-1A helicopter is a few feet above the ground enroute to flood victims south of Castle Rock with food supplies, Douglas County, Colorado. The pilot wears a white helmet and the helicopter has white crosses on it, and moving rotor and tail...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Helicopters--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Military air pilots--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; United States....
- 1965
- The elderly and women with small children were the first to be evacuated from the area south of Castle Rock
- An Army HU-1A helicopter drops off flood evacuees at an open landing site enroute to the 249th Fitzsimons General Hospital field kitchen at the Castle Rock Junior High School, Castle Rock, Colorado. A man wearing sunglasses walks in front of a man...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Helicopters--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Military air pilots--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; United States....
- 1965
- Interior view, post office at Crested Butte, Colo., Jos. H. Block, P.M.
- Joseph H. Block, Postmaster, sits at his desk, ink pen in hand, inside the Crested Butte Post Office, Gunnison County, Colorado. The room is wood paneled and includes mail slots, cast iron stove, electric bulb hanging by wire above desk, lantern...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Post offices--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Block, Joseph H.
- [between 1895 and 1897]
- Post office, Jos. H. Block, P.M., Crested Butte, Gunnison Co., Colo.
- Joseph H. Block, Postmaster, sits at his desk, ink pen in hand, inside the Crested Butte Post Office, Gunnison County, Colorado. The room is wood paneled and includes a stovepipe, electric bulb hanging by wire above desk, lantern with shade,...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Post offices--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Block, Joseph H.
- [between 1895 and 1897]
- Healy House
- In this interior view of the parlor in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, is a faux-marble fireplace mantle with a candelabra and a gilt bronze clock. Two male...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Candelabras.; Clocks & watches.; Fire screens--1880-1920.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Parlors--1880-1920.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Smith Mercantile Company
- This storefront in Canon City, Colorado, has signs reading: "Smith Merc, Co., Grocers. Bee supplies. Plows, mowers & rakes. Wagons, seeds, hay & grain. Fruit packages, fruit jars." A triangular sign in the transom reads: "Agency for D. M. Ausborne...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1930.
- [between 1898 and 1921]
- Pre 1910 old administration building
- In the prison yard in Canon City, Colorado, garden, lawn, and potted plants flank the City Ditch which enters through a grated arch in the wall. Footbridges cross the canal leading to the Administration Building. Other features include a two-story,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Inside prison looking north
- Stone buildings with extruded joints, metal roofs, and arched, barred windows flank the dirt street in the midway area of the State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado. Men in striped pants are by a guard house atop the cell block in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]