Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's interpretation of Hiawatha, sent to Mr. Landry of Cincinnati who used them to paint his conception of "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands" which took first place at National Photographers' Convention;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands, full length
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's conception of Hiawatha and sent to Mr. Landry of Chicago who used them to create his painting, "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands", which won first place at National Photographers' Convention; Landry...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- West High School motion picture project filming
- Photograph of filming during Denver's West High School's motion picture project entitled "How to Find a Job in Denver". Two male students stand with their backs to the camera while they work the motion picture camera and lights. A female students...
- Motion Pictures.; West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- West High School motion picture project filming students
- Photograph taken of filming during Denver's West High School's motion picture project entitled "How to Find a Job". A unidentified male student stands with his back to the camera while he is filming a group of students. Next to him are two other...
- Motion Pictures.; West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 M
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Unidentified Indian woman, seated, in Indian clothing, full length
- Unidentified Native American female seated in center with an unidentified Native American male standing off to one side out of focus, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; female wears braided hair, earrings, necklaces, moccasins; male...
- Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Sunlight the brilliant Colorado sun plays a symphony of light on these soaking pit workers
- Interior view of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows male employees working in "soaking pit" area where ingots are reheated then carried by giant crane on an elevated track operated by...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- East High School Students and Staff
- A male teacher and two male students stand in front of a class at East Denver High School. The two students stand in front of a diagram of a football field. One of the students is bending down behind the standing student with his right leg...
- Marinoff, Oscar, 1898-1982--Archives.; Marinoff family--Archives.; East High School (Denver, Colo.).; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students--Colorado--Denver.; East Denver High School--People.
- undated
- High School students in art class
- Photograph of several students in an art class at an unidentified high school in Denver, Colorado. The students sit with their backs to the camera, with one male student sitting the corner with his back to the other students. Examples of...
- Students.; Artists.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1890
- The First Anniversary Concert of : Men-istry : The Shorter Community A.M.E. Church Male Chorus : The Lord Sure Has Been Good
- A program for the first anniversary concert of the Men-istry, the Shorter Community A.M.E. Church male chorus.
- Shorter Community A.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1990 September 9
- Denver Public Library 1996 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1996.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1997
- Male
- Portrait of an unidentified male seated. He wears a suit, tie, and vest, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Male African lion
- Shows a male African Lion in a caged habitat at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Adult male lobo wolf and young
- Two wolves killed by biological survey hunters hang by their hind legs from ropes tied around a wooden pole on the Diamond Bar Ranch northeast of Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Grant County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Dead animals--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.
- 1919
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- South High School Male Cheerleaders
- Three male cheerleaders from South High School in Denver, Colorado pose on one knee with their megaphone for a team picture
- Cheerleading.; South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1928
- Delta municipal power plant
- View of a section of the Delta Municipal Power Plant (1937) in Delta, Colorado. The complex consists of rectangular buildings. A mural by W. Richard Doherty, "Delta County Ark" (1987), is on one of the structures. The mural depicts the male and...
- Delta Municipal Light and Power System (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta Municipal Plant (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Power plants.; Murals.; Delta Municipal Light and Power System (Delta, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial...
- 1992
- Pete's Kitchen
- A woman poses in the doorway of Pete's Kitchen, 1962 East Colfax Avenue, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This early twentieth-century commercial-style building has red brick walls with tan decorative brickwork, a corner...
- Pete's Kitchen (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Restaurants.; Pete's Kitchen (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2001
- Pete's Kitchen
- A View of the neon and metal sign for Pete's Kitchen, 1962 East Colfax Avenue, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The metal sign, outlined in neon, shows a male cook flipping pancakes. Text on the sign reads: "Open 24 Hours,"...
- Pete's Kitchen (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Electric signs.; Restaurants.; Pete's Kitchen (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Neon...
- 2006
- Robert Garrison terracotta frieze at the Denver Botanical Gardens
- View of a portion of a terracotta frieze sculpted by Robert Garrison (1895-1945) at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Chessman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. These panels were originally part of a frieze on the...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Pioneers.; Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.; Denver Botanic...
- 1998
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 27, 1910 July 2
- Launch Zilla[h] on Yellowstone Lake
- A view of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park shows a steamboat, the Zillah, with passengers on the lake. The male passengers stand or sit on the deck of the boat. Snowcapped mountains are seen in the distance.
- Zillah (Steamboat)--1890-1910.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie and unidentified man
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist and an unidentified male companion. They stand on artificial grass in front of a painted backdrop of a forest. Stobie has a beard and holds a rifle over his shoulder. He wears a...
- Artists--American--1870-1880.; Military scouts.; Rifles.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Young Ute brave and his squaw visiting
- The painting shows a Native American camp, four lodges, Native Americans, two are on horseback (one male and the other is female), rocks, plains vegetation, mountains in the background and a blue sky with clouds.
- Horseback riding--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Tipis--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Interior of power plant Consolidated Stanley Mining Co.
- The interior of the power plant of the Consolidated Stanley Mining Company in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The room is filled with various power generating machinery, wood supports and platforms and tools. Two male workers stand on a platform;...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Silversmith
- Shows a Native American male silversmith. He is seated and holds a hammer in one hand over a small anvil, and holds a hand bellows in the other hand. He wears a loose fitted shirt, slacks, head band, silver belt and beaded necklace.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Silverwork--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Before the rehearsal by R. T. Zimmerman
- A photograph of a painting by R. T. Zimmerman. A group of male musicians sit at a table, other musicians and a young boy sit and stand nearby. The young boy holds a horn instrument. A woman stands at another table and pours a liquid (water?) into...
- Musical instruments--1890-1900.; Musicians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Rodeo clowns
- A rodeo clown bucks off a male contestant in a mock rodeo contest at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Other men watch and enjoy the antics nearby. A straw hat is next to the rodeo clown and rider; spectators are in...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clowns--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Deer
- A male deer (buck) stands in a clearing. Pine trees are in the background.
- Deer--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Deer
- A male deer (buck) stands in a clearing. Pine trees are in the background.
- Deer--1890-1900.
- 1896
- "Thug suspects" group of men in front of city jail
- A group of male suspects pose outside of a city jail probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the doorway reads: "city jail".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Criminals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Law enforcement prisoner
- A handcuffed male prisoner poses in front of the steps of an unidentified building. He wears a suit jacket, dark colored shirt and tie. An unidentified man holds the chain to the handcuffs.
- Criminals--1900-1910.; Handcuffs--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Consolidated Stanley Mine
- Interior of the smelter of the Consolidated Stanley Mining Company in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The long room is divided by a row of rooms. Male workers stand in some of the doorways to each of the rooms. The high ceiling has exposed wood...
- Consolidated Stanley Mining Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Two elk bucks
- Two male elk stand in an open grassy field in an unidentified location.
- Elk--1900-1910.; Meadows--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Lake George. Typical camp life, Camp Iroquois at Glen Eyrie
- A woman rests in a hammock under shade trees and gazes out at Lake George while a male companion reads to her at Camp Iroquois in probably Warren County, New York. He sits in front of a canvas tent pitched on rock pillars. Shoes sit under the...
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--1900-1910.; Warren County (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Camps--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Hammocks--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Reading--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Tents--New...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Mountain sheep
- Studio photograph of a taxidermic ram head. The male bighorn mountain sheep has ribbed horns that spiral back from the head.
- Mountain sheep--1880-1900.; Taxidermy--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cheyenne Mountain
- Westward view of 9,198-foot Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, Colorado; at center, a male figure faces the mountain; roof of a small building visible at distance; fenced rangeland extends to foothills.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Longmont
- Students walk under the covered walkway of a flat roofed school [?] building featuring a tile mosaic with a map of the United States, numbers, male and female biology symbols, and abstract design elements.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Longmont--1960-1970.
- 1969 February 11
- Ferry at Alhandra, Vernal-Myton Stage Road Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a ferry crossing at Alhandra along the Vernal-Myton, Utah Stage Road; a man stands at the helm of the ferry which carries an automobile and three male passengers; the ferry is hooked to a pulley on an overhead cable.
- Alhandra (Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.; Roads--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Prize 2 year old herfords [sic] Glendale Stock Farm, Colo. Midland Ry
- Close view of two male herefords with ropes on muzzles; gloved hand holds rope; fencing, telegraph pole, and hills visible in background; farm located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Hereford cattle--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Bonnie McCarrol thrown from Silver, Bonnie knows they let'er buck
- Action shot of cowgirl Bonnie McCarrol, popular bronc-riding champion, being thrown off bucking bronco, Silver, at the Round Up, Pendleton, Oregon. She rides "slick" like male rodeo circuit riders with stirrups hanging loose. Riding "hobbled" with...
- Pendleton (Or.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; McCarrol, Bonnie.
- [1915]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a male, Cripple Creek, Colorado, wearing a three-piece suit with an extremely wide tie tucked in his vest.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a male, Cripple Creek, Colorado; man dressed in an overcoat, suit coat, shirt and striped necktie with pin on tie knot.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a male, Cripple Creek, Colorado; dressed in a suit jacket with shirt and tie.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Fort Collins classes
- Male and female students from Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado pose for a studio portrait.
- Colorado State University--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900- 1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Studio portrait with painted backdrop of male in military uniform, Cripple Creek, Colorado; 3/4 length view with uniform containing epaulets, brass buttons, sash around shoulders and mid-section, ornamental chain attached to belt and saber in...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military personnel--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1897]
- Horse-drawn calliope, Cripple Creek
- View of horse-drawn calliope, Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; possibly sponsored by the Elks fraternal order; features two teams of horses pulling wagon with calliope and male musician aboard; several men are standing on boardwalk behind...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Calliopes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- #313 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- A male employee of the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company fits a customer with a jacket as the man, who wears a hat, looks at himself in the mirror. Hundreds of boxes of shoes are stacked on shelves behind the mirror. Merchandise, including shirts, is...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Sales personnel--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]