Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 7, 1914 January 10
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 24, 1914 September 26
- Landmark Designation Application for Clarence Holmes' residence.
- United Farm Workers Convention, Fresno, Calif.
- Interior view of the United Farm Workers of America Convention in Fresno, California. Attendees sit at tables with signs that indicate their union affiliation. Members of the Colorado Boycott staff attended the convention.
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fresno (Calif.)--1970-1980.; Congresses and conventions.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1975]
- Prowers House, Boggsville
- View of the Prowers House on the Boggsville Historic site in Bent County, Colorado. The two story territorial style plastered, adobe structure is in deteriorated condition. Marks on the building indicate a porch is missing from the facade. Leafless...
- Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Boggsville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Prowers, John W.--Homes and Haunts.; Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1987
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 23, 1911 June 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 6, 1912 February 10
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Remains of old Summitville, Colo.
- View shows dilapidated and fallen wooden buildings at an area called Windy Point, ("the winter winds have earned this turn in the road its name,") in old Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Numbers on print indicate: "1. The remains of the...
- Summitville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1920-1930.
- July, 1928
- Winter trail
- Trail to the War Eagle Mine on a snowy ridge in Idaho County, Idaho.
- Idaho--1910-1920.; War Eagle Mine (Idaho County, Idaho)--1910-1920.; Mining--Idaho--1910-1920.; Trails & paths--Idaho--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Boston #1 and #2, the Utica and the Succor, Ward, Colorado
- Tailings and dilapidated mine buildings on a hillside indicate the locations of the Boston #1 and #2, the Utica, and the Succor mines, Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows a cabin and an automobile.
- Boston Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Succor Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Utica Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ward (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The bartender, Joe Trudeau, stands behind the dark wood Renaissance Revival bar; his image is reflected both in the mirror behind and a woodwork- encased mirror on the right side of the room. Also...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Hay Field Fight
- Map and drawing of the area and positions of combatants involved in the Hay Field Fight in Montana.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Cumberland Mines Company
- A topographic map with markers that indicate the holdings of the Cumberland Mines Company in Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Guadalope [sic] Plaza, Antonito, Colo.
- View of Old Flaya's Fort (Governor Head's Fort, Guadalupe Plaza), Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows the remains of one of the first settlements in the San Luis Valley; man with a beard leans on a fence post; long adobe one-story structure...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Antonito--1900-1910.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Antonito--1900-1910.
- 1910 August 21
- Tragedy marred a holiday
- A dotted line has been painted on the image to indicate the path of a young man who fell to his death while climbing the sheer cliffs at the mouth of Eldorado canyon in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. South Boulder creek is at the bottom of the gorge,...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Girl Scouts
- A group of African American (Black) girls wearing Girl Scout uniforms stand and walk on a small stage in Denver, Colorado. Patches on the girls uniforms indicate that they belong to Troop 67. A woman plays a piano and the walls are painted with...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Troop 67 (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Girl Scouts
- A group of African American (Black) girls and women in Girl Scout uniforms stand in formation to receive badges. A white woman in a dress uniform pins a badge reading: "Be Prepared," on a young girls sash. Other badges indicate that the girls...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Troop 657 (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Youth Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Brownies
- A group of African American (Black) girls in Brownie uniforms pose near bushes in a yard Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses and beanies. Patches on their uniforms indicate that they may belong to different troops including Troop 844 and Troop...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Smiling--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Lake Shore drive-in theatre (in Edgewater) W. 17th Ave. & Sheridan Blvd.
- The Lake Shore drive-in, including a huge movie screen and a parking lot full of movie speakers, is next to Sloan (Sloan's) Lake. Corrugated metal encloses the theater, and a Safeway sign is at the edge of the lake, behind the theater. Street signs...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Edgewater--1980-1990.
- Jul 2, 1984
- B. M. Bower, "Chip of the Flying U"
- A woman from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sits at a typewriter in a tent. She sits on a camp stool in front of a low wooden desk. The tent interior includes Oriental rugs, a wind-up Victrola phonograph, a wicker chaise, a stove, and a wire basket...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People.; Interiors--1890-1910.; Phonographs--1890-1910.; Tents--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gilman, Colo.
- View of a street (probably Main), in Gilman, Colorado, shows one and two story wood frame gable and flat-roof buildings on either side of the dirt street. Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages are parked near the boardwalk. A sign: "Gilman, Colo....
- Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- View northwest, of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado. Numbers on photo indicate: 1) Schoolhouse, 2) Presbyterian church, 3) mill, 4) steam plant, 5) machine shop of the Fifty Gold Mines Corp. Colorado Central tracks are the lower near foreground. On...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Flood, Black Hawk
- View is west on Gregory Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, of flood waters as they descend to North Clear Creek. On left are two shops used as barbers, ice cream stores, confectionaries and antique shops. Second floors of these buildings were...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- 1887 August 12
- Cinderella City
- Three tall street lamps with oval glass globes are silhouetted against the sky over Cinderella City shopping center in Englewood, Colorado. A colonnade of simplified vertical forms is attached to a building behind the lamps; three identical lamps...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shopping centers--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- [1968?]
- Englewood P. O. construction
- The post office in Englewood, Colorado, is in the early stages of construction; a surveyor's instrument and tripod stand in the middle of piles of re-bar and wood planks. Wood frames for pouring the concrete foundation, with some concrete already...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- June 23, 1938
- Scene of Littleton bank robbery exterior of bank.
- View of the two-story brick First National Bank, corner of North Nevada Avenue and Main Street (Littleton Boulevard), Littleton, Colorado, shows a man with one peg leg selling newspapers with other men deep in conversation, after the bank robbery....
- Littleton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.; Robberies--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.; First National Bank (Littleton, Colo.)
- April 20, 1927
- Woodbury Branch children checking out books
- Photograph of librarian Marion Parrahm helping Janet and Marsha Munell borrow books from the Woodbury Branch library located in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1951 June
- Four Mile House Trenches
- Photograph of several test trenches during an archealogy excavation at the Four Mile House located in Denver, Colorado. Several markers indicate direction, size of objects found, and where items found. With a portion dating from 1859, Four Mile...
- Four Mile Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Denver.; Transportation facilities--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- 1977
- View of Large Building at Mission Viejo
- View of a large building from a paved parking lot. A white station wagon and an orange pickup truck with a topper are parked in the lot. Bare trees and brown grass indicate the photo was taken during the winter months. Blue sky overhead.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Mission Viejo Elementary School
- View of Mission Viejo Elementary School building. "Mission Viejo School/ Cherry Creek Schools" in letters on the side of the building. A sidewalk with a yellow curb runs by the building and a flagpole with the United States and Colorado flags is...
- Mission Viejo Elementary School (Aurora, Colo.); Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of the South Branch Library from across the street. Newly fallen snow on the ground and street indicate wintertime. Cars visible in the parking lot and houses in the background. Blue sky overhead.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing book shelves in the sections "Fiction" and "Biography". Book cases have seven shelves each and the ends are a royal blue color. The ends have small white signs with letters to indicate what books are held in each row....
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Entrance to the Recreation Center at Mission Viejo
- View of Mission Viejo Recreation Center entrance. Numbers reading 15528 positioned on building and appear to indicate address. Red brick steps and metal railing lead up to entrance. Red brick pillars support roof. Door with ENTRANCE over it...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Shopping Center at Mission Viejo
- View from parking lot onto entrances of multiple stores of a strip mall shopping center. Large pile of snow in the front and snow covering other portions of lot. Signs on exterior of building indicate stores for Karmelkorn, Gigantic...
- Shopping centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Shopping Center at Mission Viejo
- View from a parking lot onto the entrances of multiple stores of a strip mall shopping center. A pile of snow visible in the corner of the photo. Numerous vehicles parked throughout lot. Signs on exterior of building indicate businesses there,...
- Shopping centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Hay Field Fight
- Map and drawing of the area and positions of combatants involved in the Hay Field Fight in Montana.
- Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880--Maps.;
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Cumberland Mines Company
- A topographic map with markers that indicate the holdings of the Cumberland Mines Company in Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1910-1920--Maps.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920--Aerial photographs.;
- 1919
- Morrato Block
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 26, 1912 June 29
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 2, 1918 April
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 37, 1909 October 30
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 6 and 7, 1923 June-July
- 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
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- 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. II No. 12
- 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.
- 1903 June
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003