Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Utes Group
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men,standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Utes
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men, standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.
- 1896
- First Regiment Band outside Leadville Ice Palace
- Denver's First Regiment Band poses outside the archway of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival on a site known as Capitol Hill. During the formal opening ceremonies, January 8, 1896, the band...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Del Norte
- People gather on an unpaved Del Norte, Colorado (Rio Grande County) street. The spectators include several men dressed in suits, and young boys, some of whom have bicycles. The buildings include one and two story, masonry, commercial buildings....
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Greeley, Colorado, streets
- Horses hitched to carriages drink from a round tank filled with water in the middle of unpaved Main Street in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Other carriages are parked at the sides of the street. Buildings along the street include one and two...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Temple Court Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of the Temple-Court Building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and California Streets, Denver, Colorado; street level businesses include Hext Music Company (pianos and organs), Columbian Optical Company, Trunk Factory, and Denver Corset...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver-- 1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Minutes of the Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) board of Delegates Meeting
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Minutes of Board Meeting
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Quarterly All-Membership Meeting
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Minutes of Board Meeting
- Minutes of Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Board Meeting
- Ninth Street Historic Park Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. View of Ninth Street, Spanish Colonial revival style St. Cajetan's Center (formerly St....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Cajetan's Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park...
- 1990
- Capitol Hill State Bank building
- View of the Capitol Hill Bank building (1919) at 2239 East Colfax Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story Classical Revival-style commercial building constructed of red brick. There are four two-story...
- Capitol Hill Bank (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; New Yorker Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;Bars (Drinking establishments); Capitol Hill Bank (Denver,...
- 1976
- Unidentified building built by Joseph Vaessen
- Men in work clothes and a suit (who include Joseph Vaessen) stand near a stone building under construction in Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Some of the masons hold tools which include: saws, steel squares, a trowel, possibly hand tampers and a...
- Delta (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Delta--1880-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Delta--1880-1920.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Delta--1880-1920.; Stonework--Colorado--Delta--1880-1920.; Vaessen, Joseph.
- [between 1881 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Rifle Band
- Men and teenage boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with musical instruments which include clarinets, trumpets, French horns, bass drum, trombones and tubas. Uniforms include kepi hats; a brick house has a covered porch and bay window...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Colorado Midland R R Co band
- Members of the Colorado Midland Railway Company marching band pose outdoors with their instruments which include saxophones, trombones, trumpets, drums, clarinets. and baritones, possibly in Denver, Colorado. Their uniforms include buckskin...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Midland R R Band
- Members of the Colorado Midland Railway Company Band pose with their instruments that include clarinets, saxophones, trombones, baritones, and drums, on the steps of the state capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Their uniforms include buckskin...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [October, 1896]
- Morrises at dinner
- Interior view with the Morris family seated at dinner, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items on the wall include: framed pictures, a whisk broom, a tambourine, and a clock. Items on the table include: a tablecloth, a vase with flowers, glassware,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Street in Lower Creede
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn carts proceed down a busy street in the town of Creede (Lower Creede, Mineral County), Colorado. Several buildings are under construction. Architectural elements of the existing buildings include clapboard siding,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View looking down an unpaved street in Jamestown, Colorado, in Weld County shows buildings along the street include one and two-story, clapboard and wood-frame, commercial storefronts. Two buildings have false fronts. Two cars are next to one...
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View of the Eureka Block, a commercial block in Johnstown, Colorado in Weld County. Cars parked vertically along the concrete sidewalk. Buildings along the street include a two story, masonry building with an elevated cornice, a bracketed cornice,...
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Leadville, Harrison Avenue
- This view looking north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes a portion of old Lake County Courthouse after the July fire. Construction men work to brace the remaining structure. Landmark buildings include the American National Bank,...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Vendome Hotel--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business...
- [1942]
- Denver, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado, from about 22nd (Twenty Second) and Downing, to the southwest. Landmarks include the Denver City and County Building, Carnegie Library, El Jebel Temple, Central Presbyterian and Trinity Methodist Churches, the May D & F Tower, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- November, 1958
- Cripple Creek, saloons
- Colorado Liquor House (saloon and bar), southeast corner of Myers Avenue and Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story, wood frame, flat roof rectangular commercial building has recessed entryways with an arch, storeroom windows...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Men approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Their uniforms include swords, sashes, and feathered bicorn hats; one carries a fringed standard. Spectators include a woman holding a baby; bunting and...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- 1903?
- Cripple Creek, 1895
- Two-story wooden frame flat-roof commercial buildings on southwest corner of Bennett Avenue and Second (2nd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; horse-drawn wagon is tethered to fire hydrant at corner of street; lettering on windows include: "Palace...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Yampa St., Craig, Colo.
- View down Yampa Avenue, Craig, Colorado; wooden frame & brick buildings, boardwalk, horse-drawn wagons & carriages; businesses on left include Bank of Craig, J.W. Hugus & Company (general merchandise), & Baker house; businesses on right include a...
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- 17th Street, Denver
- View northeast on 17th (Seventeenth) from California Street, Denver, Colorado; identifiable buildings include California, Equitable, First National Bank, Boston, Ernst & Cranmer, & Quincy buildings; street railway car number 231 (17th Street) and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911 or 1912]
- Denver from the north side
- Bird's eye view east towards downtown Denver, Colorado from the north side; brick row houses and Denver Tramway Company Power House, foreground; Daniels & Fisher Tower under last stages of construction, opened November 1911, "Campanile" idea...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Denver, Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building at intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; businesses include Scholtz Drug Co., Cole Motor Co., Boss Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Mounted group of Utes
- View of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Native American (Ute), men, woman, white men, and a Black man are on horseback and stand in a broad line; men include Severo (Aaron Bear), Buckskin Charlie, and Julian; woman is Severo's wife...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1894
- Ute line-up at the Soda Spring (Manitou)
- Standing posed group of Native American (Ute) men, women and child in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Women include Towee (Emma Buck), Lucy Thompson (little girl), Susan Eaton, Norris, Graves (Kent's mother); men include Isaac Cloud and Ocapoor. All...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Santa Fe depot in Colorado Springs before present structure was built
- View of an ornate wood souvenir stand with shelves and a raised awning outside of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Native American items for sale include; blankets, pottery, painted...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Structures--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations.; Souvenir shops.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Main Street, Central City
- A view of the crowded intersection of Main and Eureka streets in Central City, Colorado, during the Central City play festival. People crowd the sidewalk on both sides of the Main Street. Garbage litters the street. Historic buildings, which are...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Festivals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Christmas decorations, Civic Center, Denver
- View north from Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors across Civic Center Park to Voorhies Memorial and downtown Denver, Colorado; Christmas decorations include: bottom of wreath on theater, large Christmas tree center of plaza,...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Christmas illumination, Civic Center, Denver
- View northeast from Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors across Civic Center Park to Voorhies Memorial and downtown Denver, Colorado; illuminated Christmas decorations include: large Christmas tree center of plaza, evergreen wrapped...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- C F H Howard University
- African American cast members of a play who include Clarence F. Holmes pose on stage at Howard University in Washington, D. C. Their costumes include Native American beaded dresses and headbands.
- Native Americans--Performances & portrayals--Washington (D. C.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Washington (D. C.)--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Washington (D. C.)--1910-1920.; Holmes, Clarence F., 1892-1978.
- [between 1913 and 1917]
- Georgetown
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, southeast, with Leavenworth Mountain to the right in the distance. Two Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are on an outcropping of Republican Mountain. Visible landmarks in the grid-plan town below include the Cushman Block,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.
- [between 1918 and 1940?]
- Star Hook and Ladder Company
- View of members of the Star Hook and Ladder Company of Georgetown, Colorado. Eight firemen stand and two sit on stools in front; they wear uniforms that include conductor-type hats; pull-over bib shirts with chest protectors, each with a star on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Parks department
- Employees of the City of Denver Parks Department march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons which include one loaded with palm trees and another that reads: "City...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Palms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17]
- African-American airmen
- Black airmen from the 332nd fighter group who include John W. Mosley (left) pose near a propeller driven airplane, probably at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama. They wear parachutes and military clothes that include peaked caps.
- United States. Army Air Forces Fighter Group, 332nd.--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--Military service--Alabama--1940-1950.; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--1940-1950.; Air forces--American--Alabama--1940-1950.; Military...
- 1944 September
- Altman street scene
- View down a busy main street in Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, includes men, boys, a few girls in dresses and horse-drawn wagons. Wood frame false fronts, front...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Georgetown- Colo.- District Stevens Mine Tramway
- Miners who include Ed Riley and Andy Lane pose on the Stevens Mine Tramway near Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The men hold various tools that include saws, axes, and rulers.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Mine railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- "Aunt Mary" with Jessie Pringle (back-center)
- Cast members, who include Jessie Pringle (on table), of the play "Aunt Mary" pose on stage in Denver, Colorado. They wear costumes that include suits and dresses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1430.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1430.; Pringle, Jessie.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Silver Plume, Colo.
- View north in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district and mines on Republican Mountain; mines include Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Dunkirk, Payrock, Hopewell, Egan Tunnel, and Vulcan. Clear Creek is visible in the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Colo. State Bank Bldg.
- Workmen who include John Romaniec work on a platform at the partially constructed Colorado State Bank Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. A cement hopper on a crane is overhead. Buildings in the distance...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Romaniec, John.
- 1970 February 26
- New York City-the Sioux Chief, Red Cloud, in the Great Hall of the Cooper Institute surrounded by the Indian delegation of braves and squaws, addressing a New York audience on the wrongs done to his people.
- Red Cloud, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, gives a speech at the Cooper Institute in New York City, New York. Native Americans who include Red Dog and white men who include Peter Cooper, Esq. and Rev. Dr. Crosby, are in the audience.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Public Speaking--1870-1880.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from Daniels & Fisher Tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe southeast down 16th towards Colorado State Capitol building & grounds, Colorado State Museum (Colorado State Historical Sociey) at East 14th Avenue &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]