Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leroy Smith's scrapbook, "The Shriner/Freemason"
- Knight School students in library
- Photograph of a class of students using the library at Knight Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several of the children in the photograph sit at tables reading. Other children look at books on the shelves along the walls.
- Libraries.; Knight School (Denver, Colo.); Belcaro (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhoods); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Steele School students in library
- Photograph of three unidentified students reading in Steele Elementary School's library in Denver, Colorado. One girls stands with an open book in the back of the room next to the fiction section. Another girl and boy sit at a table in front of...
- Libraries.; Steele School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Grace Church Call
- Reproduction of several versions of a newsletter produced by Grace Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. Dates included in the newsletter are: October 10 1878, March 9 1889 and March 14 1943.
- Grace Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- undated
- Edison School students in library
- Photograph of four students using the library at Edison Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two girls sit at a table with open books. At the far end of the table a unidentified boy stands looking at a globe. Behind him stands another...
- Edison School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Thomas Campbell, L.L.D.
- Thomas Campbell, L.L.D. 1869-1957 Attorney Graduated from Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C., in 1893; first black man to practice law in the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, 1893. Served as major in the Spanish American War, personally...
- undated
- The Extension of Ninth Street Park: An International Opportunity
- An Index to Sons of Colorado 1906 -1908: Volume I and II
- An index to the Sons of Colorado magazine. Index is organized alphabetically and includes the name or subject, the volume, number and page.
- Society of Colorado Pioneers.; Sons of Colorado (Organization) ; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Obituaries--Indexes.; Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Patriotic societies--Colorado.
- undated
- An Index to Trail Magazine 1908-1929: Deaths and Obituaries.
- An index to the death and obituary notices published in Trail Magazine. Index is organized alphabetically by last name, and includes the type of announcement, the volume, number and page of the original announcement. Includes both volumes I and II.
- Society of Colorado Pioneers.; Sons of Colorado (Organization) ; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Obituaries--Indexes.; Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Patriotic societies--Colorado.
- undated
- Denver Athletic Club
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Athletic Club during renovation, located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1889, the original six-story building, of rough-faced pink sandstone and red brick, was designed by Varian and Sterner. A 1924...
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.); Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- Denver Athletic Club
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Athletic Club llocated in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1889, the original six-story building, of rough-faced pink sandstone and red brick, was designed by Varian and Sterner. A 1924 addition, facing Glenarm...
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.); Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- Denver Athletic Club
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Athletic Club during renovation, located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1889, the original six-story building, of rough-faced pink sandstone and red brick, was designed by Varian and Sterner. A 1924...
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.); Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- Denver Athletic Club
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Athletic Club located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1889, the original six-story building, of rough-faced pink sandstone and red brick, was designed by Varian and Sterner. A 1924 addition, facing Glenarm...
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.); Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- Denver Athletic Club
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Athletic Club located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1889, the original six-story building, of rough-faced pink sandstone and red brick, was designed by Varian and Sterner. A 1924 addition, facing Glenarm...
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.); Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- Undated
- Broadway, Blanca City
- The snow-capped Sangre de Cristo mountains loom over the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County. Men in suits stand in front of two tents and a lightpost. Wood-frame structures, including one with a gable, are across grassy Broadway, which...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 28, 1908
- Conejos County, Pioneer Monument on Mormon Church ground, Manassa
- A stone monument in a dome shape honors the Mormon settlers, on the grounds of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado. The bronze plaque reads: "This Memorial Is The Property of the State of Colorado, Mormon...
- Manassa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.; Mormons--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Conejos County, Manassa, plaque on monument on Mormon Church ground
- Detail of bronze plaque on the stone monument honoring the Mormon settlers, on the grounds of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado. The bronze plaque reads: "This Memorial Is The Property of the State of...
- Manassa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.; Mormons--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Site of Arapahoe Bar
- View of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar) pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858; named for the Arapaho Indians; extensive gold dredging operations in 1904 left tailing dumps covering...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- July 1928
- Site of Arapahoe Bar, July 1928
- View of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar) pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858; named for the Arapaho Indians; extensive gold dredging 1904 operations with tailing dumps on site along...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- July 1928
- Site of Arapahoe Bar, remains of gold dredge used about 1903-1905
- View of wooden gates in Clear Creek of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar), named for the Arapaho Indians; a pioneer placer mining camp considered the earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858; dredge used in 1904-1905;...
- Gold dredging--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- July 1928
- Site of Arapahoe Bar
- View of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar) pioneer placer mining camp, earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858, named for the Arapaho Indians; gold dredging operations in 1904 left tailing dumps on a site along Clear...
- Gold dredging--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.
- July 1928
- The Cosmopolitan Club of Denver, official records.
- Barnum/Barnum West Neighborhood Plan: a neighborhood plan for the city and county of Denver
- Glenarm Branch, Young Men's Christian Association History
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN), Articles of Incorporation
- George Washington High School students using library
- Photograph of two unidentified female students from George Washington High School in Denver, Colorado using the card catalog in the school's library.
- Libraries.; George Washington High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1960
- Overview of the P H A C (Park Hill Action Committee)
- The Denver Star
- History of the public schools of Denver : a brief history (1859-1989) and complete building survey of the Denver Public Schools
- Book outlining the history of Denver Public Schools. Included are pictures of buildings, timelines of construction, and listing of schools.
- School buildings--Colorado--Denver--History.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1989
- Gebhard Mansion
- Photograph of the Gebhard Mansion and barn located in Denver, Colorado. Located within the San Rafael Historic District, the well-preserved 1883 Gebhard Mansion is considered to be one of Denver's finest residential examples of the Italianate...
- Smith family--Homes & haunts.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890; Houses.; Mansions.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- circa 1887
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man in a double breasted uniform with medals, brass buttons, and a felt hat holds a cane. A gentleman standing next to him is in a light colored suit and tie, white shoes and a straw hat, and has a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Baugh, L. N.; Whitney, A. F.
- August, 1939
- Medics belay litter for practice
- Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division medics watch as Pfc. Earnest Marshal of Company C., lashed to a litter and belayed from above, is lowered joltlessly over steep rock. This rock climbing school was organized during the Italian Campaing under the...
- Rock climbing--Training--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- N. S. H. S. Exponent
- This is a newsletter for Northside High School. It provides information on club activities, up coming events, and other happenings around school. It contains a military section and advertisements for local businesses. It is published on the 15th...
- North Side High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.
- April 15, 1893
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU) pamphlet cover.
- View of the cover of a pamphlet for the The Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU), Society for the Mutual Protection of United Workers. The society was organized in 1900 in Antonito, Colorado by Hispanic Americans as a means...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--History--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Civil rights--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--Civil rights--1900-1910.; Pamphlets.; Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Church at Fairplay
- The Sheldon Jackson Memorial Church in Fairplay, Colorado, is surrounded by an iron fence and a blanket of snow. Architectural elements of the gothic revival building incude a steeply-pitched roof, a steeple with a bell and topped with a finial,...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Oakes home
- View of the Oakes Home located at 2825 West 32nd (Thirty- second) Avenue at Decatur Street in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium opened in September 1895 under direction of Reverend Frederick W. Oakes. Oakes was the first organized institution to...
- Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Georgetown Episcopal interior
- Interior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1867 by Reverend Winslow and the church was built in 1869, but was rebuilt after a windstorm blew it down the same year. The chancel includes a dark...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Interiors.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- Georgetown (Episcopal interior)
- Interior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1867 by Reverend Winslow and the church built in 1869, but was rebuilt after a windstorm blew it down the same year. The sanctuary includes an altar...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Interiors.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- R-211
- The Presbyterian church in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County is surrounded by an iron fence. The Gothic Revival building has a steeple, a pitched gable, board-and-baten siding, brackets along the gables, a steeple with a bell, a finial on the...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- St. John's Greek Orthodox Church at Pueblo
- Partial exterior view of Saint (St.) John's Greek Orthodox Church (also called Hellenic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist), corner of Spruce Street and Summit Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado, one oldest Greek Orthodox churches in the United States.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Orthodox churches--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Central City, Colorado
- Aerial shot of Central City, and Blackhawk, Colorado, taken during the winter. Snow dusts the landscape, and Highway 119 connects the two towns. North Clear Creek is to the lower right side of the photograph. Gold was discovered in Gregory Gulch...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1960.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1960.
- [between 1920 and 1960?]
- Original La Junta Orchestra organized in 1882
- Reproduction of studio portrait of eight members of the La Junta Orchestra posing with their instruments. Three musicians stand, including the valve trombone player and the bass player. Five musicians sit, including the trumpet player, the...
- La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Unity Church
- View of the Unity Unitarian Church at 19th (Ninteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "Unity Church First Unitarian Society Organized 1871 Minister Rev. George Gilmour Res. Olin Hotel Enter That Ye May Have...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Unitarian Universalists churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Crowley Co. Terrace Apts.
- View of Terrace Apartments, Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado, a brick duplex with covered porches.
- Ordway (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Ordway--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Grand Lake Yacht Club
- View of Grand Lake Yacht Club and Grand Lake, Colorado; Grand Lake Yacht Club organized in 1901 & incorporated in 1902, club house constructed in 1912; wooden frame pavilion, docks or piers, yacht moored in lake, canoes, forested shoreline, flag on...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Dolores County organized March 14, 1881
- View of Dolores County Court House in Rico, Dolores County, Colorado; shows brick and stone building with arched entry and tower, dormers, and incised letters: "Court House."
- Rico (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Rico--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Oaks Home - Denver
- View of Oakes Home, 2825 West 32nd (Thirty-second) and Decatur, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; built by Reverend Frederick W. Oakes in 1895; the first organized institution to care for tubercular victims in Denver and the second...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver & Rio Grande employees
- Fisheye view. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad employees, men and boys, pose by a horse drawn railroad boxcar in front of the Stout Street Post Office, in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the boxcar reads: "In Unity There Is Strength," "D&RG,"...
- Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America--People--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banners--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Temple Quartet
- Studio portrait of the Temple Quartet in Denver, Colorado; the men wear suits.
- Temple Quartet--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Music ensembles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]