Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1910 January 22
- Augusta and Horace Tabor's house
- View of the Horace and Augusta Tabor home, on East 5th (Fifth) Street, in Leadville, (Lake County), Colorado; shows a frame house with a bay window and bargeboard.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.
- 1931
- 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
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 12, 1913 March 22
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Barth Hotel
- Interior view of the Barth Hotel (1882; architect-Frederick C. Eberly), at 1514 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An employee stands behind the check-in counter. A signs reads: "Room Rent Due in...
- Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Interiors.; Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Bar interior, Victoria Hotel, Salida
- View of the interior of the tavern in the Victoria Hotel in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a brick wall, with a carved wood back bar with stained glass panes instead of a mirror. A Budweiser chalkboard lists the specials, and hangs above...
- Victoria Hotel & Tavern (Salida, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Salida (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bartenders.; Interiors.; Bars (Furniture).; Victoria Hotel & Tavern (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1989
- Tru-Vu Drive In, Delta, Colo.
- View of the Tru-Vu Drive In theater ticket office and projection screen located at 1001 Hwy 92, Delta, Delta County, Colorado. The theater opened in 1954, has one screen and can hold up to 300 cars. The simple, modern marque features a neon sign...
- Tru-Vu Drive In (Delta, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Delta (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Tru-Vu Drive In (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Delta--2010-2020.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2011
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 7, 1911 February 11
- Larimer Family Papers, County Treasurer's Office, receipt
- Cripple Creek, Colo., Schuchs' Building
- Men identified as Philip Schuch Jr. and Earl Akin stand in the door of an assay office, signs read: "Pittsburg - Colorado Sampling Works and Assay Office, Philip Schuch, Jr.," Cripple Creek, Colorado. The business is housed in a false front...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Akin, Dean.; Akin, Earl.; Schuch, Philip.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Bracelet
- Shows four metal bracelets of the Native American Southern Plains Indians.
- Bracelets--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Horse racing
- Spectators watch a horse race at the race track in City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and watch along a wood fence. Two men stand in the racing booth. A sign near the track lists the names of the horse owners; "Gamble, Jones, Evans, Derbey,...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse racing--1900-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Horse racing
- Spectators watch a horse race at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and watch along a wood fence. Two men stand in the racing booth. A sign near the track lists the names of the horse owners; "Stewart, Jones, Brown, Kent, Ellis, Hennesy".
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse racing--1900-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
- Four women walk into St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Loveland, Colorado. The modern building has a decorative flat stone facade and a steeply pitched roof with flared wings. Sign in front lists times of masses, confessions and baptisms.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Loveland--1970-1980.; St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Loveland, Colo.)
- [1976]
- Montrose, Colo.
- Main Street, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, patriotically decorated with flags, bunting and a welcome arch for President William H. Taft. President arrived by train for the dedication of the Gunnison Water Diversion Tunnel, a United States...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- J. L. Niebergall store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of J. L. Niebergall store in a shed-roof round horizontal log cabin, Cripple Creek, Colorado; same store and site that was located in Fremont, 1892, prior to incorporation of Cripple Creek; man with dog stands in doorway while another...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; J.L. Niebergall Headquarters.
- [1892 or 1893]
- Ft. Collins St. Luke's Episcopal Church
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, has a steep, gabled roof, a rose window, and a covered entrance; crosses top both gables. Movable-letter sign reads: "Saint Luke's Church Episcopal Services," and lists times...
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Old County Jail, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of Huerfano County Jail northwest of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, built by P. Chappel, of rock with a low curved roof. Sign lists county officers for the year 1878: "R. Pacheco, J. B. Hudson, Ben J. Doss, Com.; C. O. Unfug, C. Clerk,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 10, 1893
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows dinnerware and a wine bottle on a table. A paper fish and dove (a pinata?), hang from the ceiling; woven figures (cowboy and burro) are on stairs, and a...
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Custer's battlefield near Crow Agency, Mont. cross where Custer fell
- A man stands on the hill overlooking "Custer's Last Stand," the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, southeast of the Crow Agency, Montana. Tombstones mark the graves of troops of Lt. Col. George A. Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry who fought Native...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Montana--1920-1930.; Dakota Indians--War--Montana--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--War--Montana--1920-1930.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration--Montana--1920-1930.; Little Bighorn Battlefield...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Van Schaack & Co Cinderella Home 5010 E. 6th Ave.
- View of Cinderella Home at 5010 East 6th (Sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick masonry house has two chimneys and a tile roof. Signs in the front yard lists sponsors' names and "The Realtor Cinderella Home Drawings Every Thursday...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1936, July 26
- Denver, Colorado - northeast corner, Acoma Street at west 14th Avenue. Preparing Library Place Apartment building for move to make way for construction of Civic Center
- View of a building moving operation in Denver, Colorado; shows brick apartments on wood blocks, and men working.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- Spring, 1912
- Speer & Lincoln old auto on 7th Ave
- View of the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows a drinking fountain / street lamp / horse trough, landscaping, a truck, the Western Columbia Laundry, and Cherry Creek with concrete flood control walls.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Watering...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Loretto Heights service camp World War I
- A classroom of American Red Cross (ARC) students, including sisters of Academy sit around two long tables working with bandages, Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center, Denver, Colorado. The women wear white dresses with veils....
- American Red Cross--1910-1920.; Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- At Thunder Mountain District
- Miners pose in a tent cafe in the Thunder Mountain Mining District in Idaho. A menu that reads: "Bill of Fare" and lists items and prices hangs near the tent wall.
- Cafes--Idaho--1880-1890.; Interiors--Idaho--1880-1890.; Miners--Idaho--1880-1890.; Mining--Idaho--1880-1890.; Tents--Idaho--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Roping a steer to inspect brand
- Cowboys on horseback rope a steer to inspect a brand in a meadow in probably Wyoming. Shows men with cowboy hats, gloves and lariats, and a herd of cattle nearby.
- Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Twin Lake
- Men and two women stand onboard a two-level touring boat tied to a dock at Twin Lakes, south of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Several scenes are painted on the rail at the bow of the boat, including a large fish and a landscape scene. A man...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Boats--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Piers & wharves--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Women--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Logan County Fair Parade
- Logan County Realtors' parade float in Logan County Fair parade, Sterling, Colorado, is a confetti-decorated float shaped like an art easel with dabs of paint & paint brushes and lists members or Board of Realtors. background shows downtown...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- between 1963 and 1965
- Battalion drill
- Soldiers pose on the parade ground at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory (later Gregory County, South Dakota). Members of a band and four 25th (Twenty-fifth) Infantry companies wear uniforms, hold musical instruments and stand in formation. African...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th--People--1880-1890.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Parade grounds--South Dakota--Fort Randall--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--South Dakota--Fort Randall--1880-1890.; Military bands--South...
- c1882
- Goodwill driver and kittens
- A Goodwill delivery man holds kittens and a bag in Denver, Colorado; his bag lists items acceptable for donation. Letters on his truck read: "Rehabilitation and Employment of Handicapped Persons."
- Goodwill Industries of Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cats--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Publicity--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 3597 S. Pearl Street, Denver
- View of an office building at 3597 South Pearl Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The eclectic building has a central gabled roof flanked with steep pitched roof lines on either side. Exterior siding combines horizontal and diagonal...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Englewood--1980-1990.; Snow--Colorado--Englewood--1980-1990.
- 1989 October
- Bosworth-Sullivan stock exchange J.W. Coxhead, Jr., J.F. Toner.
- Men sit in the offices of Bosworth, Sullivan & Company, Inc., a brokerage firm located in Denver, Colorado. Men, identified as J.W. Coxhead, Jr. and J.F. Toner sit on opposite sides of a large desk. A man behind them talks on the phone. A large...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Offices.; Stockbrokers.; Cox, J. W.; Toner, F. W.
- [between 1967 and 1968]
- 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
- Weekly Calendar of the First Congregational Church
- This bulletin has the order for Sunday worship as well as social events for the week of May 6, 1900. The back page lists the officers of the church.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1900 May 6
- Concert Programme
- The program is for a Friday evening concert given by the Grace Church Choir. Mrs. Whiteman is a soloist. Miss Bixler is the violinist, and the Aeolian Quartette will perform. The program lists 11 performances. The back has a black white...
- Grace Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1903 February 27
- Woodworth's Shorthand College, ca. 1915. In this photo: Olive Edith Kullgren
- My grandmother, Olive Edith Kullgren (1897-1986), attended Woodworth's Shorthand College & Night School in Denver. By 1915 she was advertising her stenography services: the 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory lists Miss...
- circa 1915
- Gideon Parker Simmons Civil War Quartermaster Stores Report
- Report written by Lieutenant Gideon Parker Simmons from the civil war post of Morganza, Louisiana. Report lists supplies used during the month at the post.
- 1865 March
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado. Gilpin county
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- Colorado Tax Assessment List 1862-1866
- Federal Internal Revenue assessment lists for the Territory of Colorado 1862-1866. Includes resident and absentee property holders.
- Internal revenue--Colorado.; Colorado--Vital Records.; Tax collection--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 2005
- World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing ; State of Colorado
- Index to the World War II dead and missing from the State of Colorado prepared by the War Department in 1946. Index includes: statistics of each Colorado county and an alphabetical listing of the dead and missing by county,
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--United States--Colorado.
- 2006
- Counties Outside of Denver Draft Quotas 1917 : Men Called To The Colors In Counties Outside Denver
- A transcription of an original article in the Denver Post pertaining to "the fact that the official quotas of men to be called into the national army thru the first draft were not completed for Denver and other Colorado counties when the drawing...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- Undated
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 34, 1910 August 20
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 17, 1911 April 22
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 18, 1911 April 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 40, 1911 September 30