Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Evelyn Clark, speaking of grace!
- Evelyn Clark, an African American teenager and friend of Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), poses near an ivy covered brick wall in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse, long skirt and necklace.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Clark, Evelyn.
- 1932
- Shorter Nursery School
- A group of African American boys and girls from Shorter Nursery School pose in front of Shorter AME Church. Included in the photo are Samuel Harris and Alvin Caldwell, Sr.'s brother. The boys wear short or long sleeve shirts with short or long...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nursery schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Shorter Nursery School
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-85] Evelyn Clark, speaking of grace!, [ARL-86] Shorter Nursery School." The photographic prints on album page show: Evelyn Clark, an African American teenage girl; a group of boys and girls from...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nursery schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Clark, Evelyn.
- 1932
- I'm always getting into the wrong pew. This is at Rocky Mountain Lake - and some fun!!!
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American teenage girl swings down a pole near Rocky Mountain Lake in Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. There is a woman with a baby in the background and a hanging ladder nearby.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rock Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930
- I'll bet you still like to do it, too
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American teenage girl, sits on a swing at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. She wears a cap turned backwards, overalls, a tie and shirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 [May 26]
- What's the matter Evelyn? It can't be that bad, Margie. Is Edna May happy?
- Three African American teenage girls, identified as Evelyn, Margie and Edna May, pose together at Rocky Mountain Lake in Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. Two wear overalls and a blouse; one wears a "sailor" style blouse and skirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 [May 26]
- Now, ain't love just too grand, Sheba and Mr. Player? Who is the third party?
- An African American teenage man sits on a swing while he holds an African American teenage woman next to him at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. A third person peeks out from behind the two. The man wears a suit, tie, vest and hat; the...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 May
- Rocky Mountain Lake, Memorial Day
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-26] Come on down the pole, Margie, [ARL-27] What's the matter Evelyn? It can't be that bad, Margie. Is Edna Mae happy?, [ARL-28] I'll bet you still like to do it, too, [ARL-29] West High's perfect...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Memorial Day--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 [May 26]
- YMCA Identification Card, No. 33
- Glenarm Branch, Young Men's Christian Association History
- Fifth Annual Pioneer Awards Program and Juneteenth Senior Luncheon
- On trip to the Mount of the Holy Cross 1874 in front of tent
- View of party of men with a tent, a mule-drawn covered wagon, and horses, Eagle County, Colorado. Identification as follows: Col. L.W. Woods and James Stevenson stand and J.S. Delano and Thomas Moran sit, unidentified African American (Black) cook...
- African Americans--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Artists--American--1870-1880.; Camping--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Tents--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Delano, J. S.; Moran, Thomas,...
- 1874
- Mayor's Committee on Human Rights
- Men (one African American, Black) and women of the Mayor's Committee on Human Rights sit at a table in Denver, Colorado. They are (L to R) Mildred Hall, Mrs. Hugh Parry, W. Miller Barbour, Dean Paul Roberts, Mayor Quigg Newton, Tom Ewing, Guy Fox,...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Civil liberties--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Committees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1947
- Home of Quanah Parker
- View of Quanah Parker's two-story frame house (Star House) with three of his seven wives, a Black man, Quanah, and two friends posing on balcony near Cache, Oklahoma. The Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come...
- African Americans--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.; Comanche Indians--Structures--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.; Cache (Okla.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Ida Clark
- Studio portrait of Ida Clark, an African American (Black) senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a moire silk jacket and silk blouse with pleats.
- African Americans--Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Clark, Ida, ca. 1870-; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Western History Subject Index
- Agnew, Lawrence T
- 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?]
- John "Jack" Swigert
- John "Jack" L. Swigert, pilot, astronaut, and public servant, points at a cryogenic oxygen tank at Beech Aircraft, Boulder Division, Boulder, Colorado; Keith E. Helart (sunglasses) and Howard E. Mers look on.
- Air pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Astronauts--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Politicians--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Test pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Helart, Keith E.; Mers, Howard E.; Swigert, John L. (John Leonard),...
- [between 1969 and 1971?]
- Pillar of Fire Church construction crew
- Portrait of workers at the Pillar of Fire Church's Alma Temple, 1340 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, during construction. They are "(l to r) (back row): Harry Snelling, brick and concrete worker; J. T. Mullis, driver of the truck hauling the...
- Alma Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pillar of Fire (Religious sect)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Construction...
- [1924]
- Alpine Mine- Baldwin
- Joseph Watson- supt., Clarence Skellinger- Son, Mrs. Boson, Charles Anderson, Dad- Kunze, Frank Stull, Martin Gorman- Jacks Cabin, and other miners pose near the shafthouse of the Alpine Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Alpine Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ralph Pollack's America theater orchestra
- Group portrait of men with violins, a drum, tuba, trumpets, and saxophones in Denver, Colorado; they are (l to r back row) Joseph Barros, Loyal Slauson, Paul Hoover, Ralph Pollack, Joseph Skrivanek, Frank Fitts, and Neil Hause; (l to r front row)...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 August 5
- On porch of Louisiana Cabin
- Miners who include Walsh, Charles S. Ripley, McTierney, Adams, and Carter, pose with Mrs. Walsh on the porch of the Louisiana Cabin (probably a boarding house) near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Miners
- Miners, who include Carter, Cheesewright, Newton, Bellows, and E. H. Purdy, pose outdoors probably at the Mascot Mine near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Vice-President George H. Bush and members of American G.I. Forum
- Members of the American G.I. Forum pose with Vice-President George H. Bush at the G.I. Forum Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Identification (left to right) : Unidentified, Jake Alarid, Vice President Bush, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the...
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial works.; Garcia, Hector...
- [1992]
- Groundbreaking ceremonies - Ampex Corp
- William E. Roberts, President of the Ampex Corporation, shovels dirt, as John Beumer, plant manager and Harry Roth, Mayor of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, look on. Sign reads: "Ampex Corporation New Manufacturing Facility, The Video...
- Ampex Corporation--Rites & ceremonies--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Beumer, John.; Roberts, William E.; Roth, Harry Mayor of Colorado Springs.
- April 9, 1964
- Blue Goose picnic, Estes Park, Colo.
- Panoramic view of members of the Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose who pose during their annual picnic at Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Identification includes: "Standing: C. K. Drew, Clarence Cobb, G. E. Moreau, E. M....
- Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose--1910-1920.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Colorado pond of A H O Blue Goose
- Panoramic view of members of the Order of Blue Goose in Colorado. The men wear suits and ties. A boy sits on a donkey. The women wear dresses and hats decorated with flowers. Mountains are in the distance.
- Ancient and Honorable Order of The Blue Goose--People--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Riding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Estes Park Fairgrounds, part of the entertainment Indian actor Cochise and Chano "El Coyote," flanked by El Jebel Bouloul clowns and Ogalala Sioux Indians, this 3R show broke all attendance records.
- Syrian American actor Michael Ansara, "Cochise" from the TV series "Broken Arrow," wears long hair and is dressed as a North American Indian in leather leggings, moccasins, a headband, and a bowie knife at the Estes Park fairgrounds in Larimer...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- Chicano spokesmen give complaints of police action surrounding arrests
- Mexican-Americans protest arrests by police in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as (l to r) Martha Medrano, Esquiel Lovato, Larry Aragon, Antonio Martinez, and Larry Lovato. Lettering reads; "La Casa Del Barrio."
- Aragon, Larry.; Lovato, Esquiel.; Lovato, Larry.; Martinez, Antonio.; Medrano, Martha.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1972, July 31]
- Arapahoe [sic] Glacier as viewed through binoculars. (It's the very faint white spot)
- View of Arapaho Glacier. Shows trees, branches and mountains in the distance.
- Arapaho Glacier (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Glaciers--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- Camp Weld Council, Denver
- Group portrait of the Camp Weld Council, Denver, Colorado, shows white and Native American men arranged in three rows. Identification: "Standing (back row) l. to rt.: 1. unidentified, 2. unidentified, 3. John Simpson Smith, interpreter, 4. White...
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Organizations--1860-1870.
- September 28, 1864
- Five man party involved in early exploration of Devils Garden section of ultimate Arches National Park northeast of Moab, Utah
- View of a bridge over a stream at Devils Garden, Arches National Park, Utah; shows cliffs, a car, a wagon, and men identified as (l to r): "Alexander Ringhoffer, discoverer of Devils garden, and party leader, Arpad Ringhoffer, son, Frank A....
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Devils Garden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Utah--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Utah--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.; Ringhoffer, Alexander, 1869-1941.
- September 1923
- Stab, Bob Tail Bull, Yellow Wolf, Little Brave
- Portrait of Native American men (Arikara or Ricaree): (left to right) Stab, Bob Tail Bull, Yellow Wolf, and Little Brave (Little Soldier); costume includes a feather headdress, a fur hat, a uniform jacket with epaulets, leggings, moccasins, a...
- Arikara Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Bob Tail Bull.; Little Brave.; Stab.; Yellow Wolf.
- 1876
- Armistice Day
- Parade on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes bunting, a jeep and soldiers in uniforms with helmets and garrison caps. They are identified as Brigadier General Brittenham (artillery), G. L. Moseley, Major General...
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Military parades &...
- 1942
- Keota School Armistice Day Pageant Nov. 11, 1921 [sic]
- Students parade in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, carrying a Colorado state flag, a halberd, and a banner. Numbers under marchers identify them as: 1: Ruth Craig, 2: Forrest Hemphill, 3: Oren Bridwell, 4: Lorna Cavil, 5: Sadie Byrne, 6: Olinda Rohn,...
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1929 November 11
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Davis, Herndon 1901-1962
- Arvada school
- Exterior of the early Arvada brick school, 5650 Wadsworth Boulevard, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes students and teacher on entry stairs in front of the brick building. Shown are: Miss Nettie E. Stilling, teacher; Clara Swadley, Mary Juchem....
- Arvada (Colo.)--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Arvada--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Arvada--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1880]
- January class 1921, Ashland School, Denver, Colo.
- Students and teachers pose in front of Ashland School at West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue & Firth Court in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: "Teachers. Calla McCausland, Florence E. Lyon, Ann Tierney, Lelah...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 January
- January class, 1921, Ashland School, Denver, Colo.
- Students and teachers pose in front of Ashland School at West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue & Firth Court in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Names inked on the back of the photoprint read: "Teachers. Lelah C. Starr, Ann Tierney,...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, January
- Porter residence
- Interior view of a home in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; people are identified as Judge B. F. Porter, son (with dog), and Mrs. Porter (with knitting needles). Decor includes an organ, lace curtains, book shelves, framed art, a birdcage and clock.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Judges--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Porter, B. F.
- 1895?
- Associated Advertising Clubs of the World Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, who pose near the U. S. Post Office at 1823 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The men wear coats, ties, and hats. The women wear coats with fur...
- Associated Advertising Clubs of the World--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 February
- Swink, (Colo.) town lot sale
- A large crowd of men, women and children gather for the town lot auction, Swink, Otero County, Colorado. They sit in their horse drawn carriages and stand around hitching posts near the town county office. Several ladies in foreground smile as they...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auctions--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.;...
- February 21, 1906
- Western History Subject Index
- Athapaskan Indians
- Mt. Audubon and the Arapahoes, Eldora Branch, Colo. N.W. Ry.
- Snow covered Arapapho mountain range and Mount Audubon (elevation 12,223 feet); Colorado seen from Eldora line along Colorado and Northwestern Railway; narrow gauge track on slope center right.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fourmile Canyon (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Dr. Mugrage demonstration
- View of an autopsy performed by Dr. Mugrage; men and women are identified as (L to R) Wallace, Nordlander, Maismuth, Doctor Mugrage, Cameron, Miss Moore, Simms, Miss J. Patton, and Lord. A bowler hat is on a chair by basins and a stove.
- Autopsy--1890-1900.; Dead persons--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1898?]
- Denver Public Library extension department
- Women who include Dorothy Ayres and Helen Gratke Davis work in the extension department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Stacks of books are on a table near a...
- Ayres, Dorothy.; Davis, Helen Gratke.; Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Library extension--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Books--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Lady Anne by Doris Holman
- Group theater portrait of Denver Community Players on stage in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as (right) Frederick Babcock, (left) Peggy Joy, and (center) Silvia MacNair.
- Babcock, Frederick--Performances.; Joy, Peggy--Performances.; MacNair, Silvia--Performances.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Deutsch residence
- Women, boys, and girls identified as (left to right) Elizabeth Deutsch, Evelyne Hanier, Henry Deutsch, Mrs. Helen Deutsch, Blanche Hanier, William Deutsch, and Julia Deutsch pose near the Deutsch house at 435 Santa Fe Drive in the Baker...
- Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1885 June 10
- Baker Jr. High play festival
- Group portrait of teenaged girl students of Baker Junior High School in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; outfits include drum majorette hats and batons. The young women are identified as: "Pallero, Esterling, Calloway, and Simmons."
- Baker Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 March 1
- Party for J. Frank Dobie
- Group portrait at the Bancroft house at 1081 Downing Street in Capitol Hill, Denver, Colorado; men and women include Lenore Fitzel, Rose Van Vleet, Caroline Bancroft, Mrs. Arthur Carhart, E. L. Bancroft, Mrs. Sloan Howe, Sloan Howe, Fred...
- Bancroft, Caroline, 1902-1985--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1952 October 4