Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Cowgirls Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls."...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls." She wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Trinity Methodist Pioneer Day
- Transcript of the proceedings for the Pioneer Day Celebration at Trinity Methodist Church in 1894.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1894 January 7
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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 November
- Christmas 1930 Central Presbyterian Church
- Order for the worship service for Sunday December 21, 1930 at Central Presbyterian Church. The pastor was Rev. Martin E. Anderson.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 December 21
- Le Resume: 1947
- Yearbook for the year 1946 for Parker High School, located in Parker, Colorado.
- Parker High School (Parker, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1947
- Farm workers in front of trailer
- Jerry Ryan, with a beard and dark eyeglasses, and Jesús Valderrama, with an umbrella, members of the United Farm Workers Union of America and three supporters stand in front of a trailer in front of the Super Serve Drugs on West 44th...
- Super Serve Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural...
- [1975]
- 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]
- Steinbaugh Hardware
- View of Steinbaugh Hardware at 801 Main Street in Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The two-story building has a hipped roof behind a false front with a bracketed cornice. The first story has large storefront windows with transoms. The second...
- Steinbaugh Hardware (Louisville, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Louisville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hardware stores; Noel, Sam--Pictorial works.; Steinbaugh Hardware (Louisville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Eldorado Canyon--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Samaritan House Nursing Home
- View of the Samaritan House Nursing Home at 1173 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver. This Queen Anne Style structure has a three story turret, brick chimneys, a voussoir arched window, roof dormer and wrap-around porch....
- Samaritan House Nursing Home (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Nursing homes.; Samaritan House Nursing Home (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Nursing...
- 1975
- Tony Garcia
- Portrait of Tony Garcia, the Executive Artistic Director of El Centro Su Teatro since 1989 and a member of Su Teatro since 1972. He holds a microphone and wears a shirt with two dark, embroidered panels. He has a trimmed beard and mustache.
- El Centro Su Teatro (Denver, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theatrical producers & directors--2000-2010.; Garcia, Tony--Pictorial works.; El Centro Su Teatro (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- [2006?]
- Federico Peña and San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros
- Mayor Henry Cisneros from San Antonio, Texas, holds up the arm of Federico Peña, candidate for mayor in Denver, Colorado. The men stand near drum sets, a crowd of Peña supporters are in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mayors.; Political elections.; Politicians.; Cisneros, Henry--Pictorial works.; Peña, Federico--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American politicians--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- [1983?]
- Fifth and Main, looking northeast
- View of the three-story First National Bank building on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The Victorian Romanesque, rusticated stone building has a corner tower with rounded buttresses, a square domed...
- First National Bank (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.
- 1890
- School house, Tabernash, Colo.
- View of the frame Tabernash school building and playground in Tabernash (Grand County), Colorado. The school has two identical buildings with dormers and gabled roofs joined by a covered entrance. Log cabins and laundry are on a line nearby.
- Tabernash (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Tabernash--1910-1930.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Tabernash--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Tabernash--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Coke Ovens at Cardiff, Colorado, Colorado Midland Railroad
- View of horse-drawn ore carts on top of a long line of joined stone coke ovens, shows rakes, wheelbarrows, a hose, wood piles and laborers, Cardiff (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Cardiff (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Jack Red Cloud, Ogalalla Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Jack Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota) man wearing a headdress, jacket, neck scarf and holding ceremonial pipe. He was a warrior in the Battle of Rosebud in 1876, lived at Pine Ridge Reservation and...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Red Cloud, Jack.
- 1898
- William D. Evans
- A photo of William D. Evan. He has a mustache and wears a suit, bow tie and dress shirt. This photo is part of a complete family album that includes the families of Morgan and Evans. The photo is mounted on an album page that has a gold border and...
- Evans, William D.; Men--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900?]
- Miss Catherine E. Lewis
- A portrait of Miss Catherine E. Lewis. She wears a dark colored dress with a high collar and a scarf. This photo is part of a complete family album that includes the families of Morgan and Evans. The photo is mounted on an album page that has a...
- Lewis, Catherine E.; Women--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900]
- Steps
- Portrait of a Steps, a Native American man (Nez Perce) kneeing next to a small table; he wears a sack jacket and is missing his feet and one hand due to frost bite.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Nez Percé Indians--1880-1900.; Handicapped persons--1880-1900.; Steps.
- 1882
- County administration building
- In this view of a building in Breckenridge, Colorado, a two story, gable roofed frame structure with a false front with a bracketed cornice, and a paned window storefront on the main floor is visible. The four sash windows on the second floor, just...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Stout and 18th Streets
- View of businesses in Denver, Colorado, at the intersection of Stout and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets; shows storefronts with signs: "Smith Watch Factory 1857," "Wm. E. Kipp Groceries," and "Meyer Bakery." A bicycle and horse drawn wagon are at the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the facade of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy between 1875 and 1890 from the Delmonico Bakery and two other buildings, which were joined by the stucco...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the facade of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy between 1875 and 1890 from the Delmonico Bakery and two other buildings, which were joined by the stucco...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy between 1875 and 1890 from the Delmonico Bakery and two other buildings, which were joined by the stucco facade...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Shumann-Heink Concert
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the audience in balcony, floor, and box seats. Opera singer Madame (Ernestine) Schumann-Heink and a pianist perform on stage.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Opera singers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Performances--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1917?]
- White washed fences along railroad tracks coming into Denver
- View of railroad tracks in Denver, Colorado; also shows fences, buildings, and signs: "Railway Crossing," "Burnham Coal," and "Stables."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo smelter refinery
- Interior view of an Argo smelting works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a stack of crucibles on top of a furnace, a hoist, and a cart.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Crucibles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Wm. Beynon, died 1926, Argo Smelter, refinery
- William Beynon stands next to a cart in the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery, Denver, Colorado shows: furnace, crucibles, and chain hoists.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beynon,...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace with attached troughs, and a hopper.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo smelter, tub room silver refinery
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: row of round, wood tanks and rectangular containers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Construction of a brick chimney at the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: wood scaffolding, barrels, building materials.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chimneys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ino George, Jack O'Conner
- Ino George, with shovel, and Jack O'Conner inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, with hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Argo smelting
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Chas Johnson, Ino George
- Ino George, with shovel, and Charles Johnson inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney with hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Coke ovens at Cardiff
- View of horse-drawn ore carts on top of a long line of joined stone coke ovens, shows wheelbarrows, wood piles and laborers, Cardiff, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1900.; Cardiff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Glenwood Springs and Hotel Colorado
- Panoramic view of Glenwood Springs, Mesa County, Colorado, at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers. Shows the Hotel Colorado and the Hot Springs Bathhouse and pool, houses, and the railroad bridges of the Denver and Rio Grande...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork...
- 1901
- The old Livery barn on the southwest corner of 6th and Main Streets
- This two-story brick livery in Canon City, Colorado, has stone window heads and corbeling atop the false front. A projecting sign reads: "Canon City Livery Feed Sale Stables." Men and horses stand by the open door, which has a carriage in it; a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Stables--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1871
- General Rose Memorial Hospital
- Exterior view of the Goodstine Family Pavilion at General Rose Memorial Hospital (Rose Medical Center) at 4567 East 9th (Ninth) Avenue in the Hale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the area where the Goodstine Pavilion and main hospital are...
- General Rose Memorial Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hale (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Edgewater, Colorado, ground breaking ceremony for new Fire Hall
- Fire Chief Robert Gard (or Gord), Mayor Ed Rozmarck, and Charter Member Tony Noll, who joined the Fire Department in 1915, pose with a shovel full of dirt at the ground breaking ceremonies for the new Fire Hall in Edgewater, Jefferson County,...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Edgewater--1970-1980.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Edgewater--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), similar view
- Moses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, suit jacket; also called "California Joe", Indian Scout and guide; joined General Crook's expedition at Battle of Little Bighorn, later shot in back near Fort Robinson,...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), wearing dark coat & hat, smoking pipe, bust
- Moses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, and suit jacket; also called "California Joe"; guide and Indian Scout; joined the expedition under General Crook at Battle of Little Bighorn, in early October, 1876 near...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Mount Pigna and the valley bellow (two of two)
- The Tenth Mountain Division attacked German positions in this valley on April 15, 1945. Mount Pigna is on the left.
- Mount Pigna (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945 April 15.]
- Colorado & Southern Ry. abandoned box cars, St. Elmo, CO
- View of two abandoned Colorado and Southern box cars joined together to form a house or cabin in St. Elmo (Chaffee County), Colorado. The wooden box cars are in a state of disrepair. Steps are near a door. Faded inscriptions are on the sides of the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1950-1960.
- 1951 July 51
- Savoy and Shirley Hotels, Denver
- Savoy Hotel, Denver, Colorado, opened in 1904 at 17th (Seventeenth) and Broadway; Shirley Hotel opened in 1903 at 17th and Lincoln; two hotels joined in 1919 and were razed in 1970; shows two letters of Savoy's rooftop sign, fashionably attired...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Shirley-Savoy Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1904 and 1919]
- Kicking Bear
- Kicking Bear, a Sioux man who joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a half-length portrait. He wears a scarf around his neck and has a feather in his hair. He is also wearing a breast plate, possibly made of bones. A blanket is wrapped...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kicking Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury as an actor
- Nate Salsbury, at about age 30, poses for a half-length portrait wearing a pirate costume. His costume includes a tattered hat, a full beard and moustache and shaggy hair. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]