Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Brotherhood of the White Temple
- Interior view of Brotherhood of the White Temple Church, Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado; shows a dais, lectern, chairs, censer and gong. Dr. Maurice Doreal organized the occult group and retreat "Western Shamballa or Shangri-La in the Rockies"...
- Doreal, M.--Homes & haunts.; Brotherhood of the White Temple--Facilities--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1953 January 14
- Brotherhood of the White Temple, "Voices" throne notice headdress on seat and gong like object
- Interior view of Brotherhood of the White Temple Church, Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado; shows carved wood and upholstered chair, mitre cap, bell, and triangle symbols. Dr. Maurice Doreal organized the occult group "Western Shamballa or...
- Doreal, M.--Homes & haunts.; Brotherhood of the White Temple--Facilities--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chairs--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1953 January 11
- Brotherhood of the White Temple two story spiritual headquarters
- View of Brotherhood of the White Temple Church, Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado; shows frame building with pyramidal dome. Dr. Maurice Doreal organized the occult retreat "Western Shamballa or Shangri-La in the Rockies" as an atomic refuge.
- Doreal, M.--Homes & haunts.; Brotherhood of the White Temple--Buildings--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1956 May 24
- Brotherhood of the White Temple vestment worn by "Voice" or an aid during services.
- Vestment from Brotherhood of the White Temple Church, Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado; has "INS" and angels in brocade floral pattern. Dr. Maurice Doreal, known as "The Voice," organized the occult group.
- Doreal, M.--Religion.; Brotherhood of the White Temple.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Church vestments--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1953 February 15
- Hidden City, Colorado west of Sedalia, religious cult, Brotherhood of the White Temple, of more than 200 has taken up residence, protected, they claim, from atomic attack
- View of Brotherhood of the White Temple residences in Hidden City, west of Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado. Dr. Maurice Doreal organized the occult group "Western Shamballa or Shangri-La in the Rockies" as an atomic refuge.
- Doreal, M.--Homes & haunts.; Brotherhood of the White Temple--Buildings--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1953 February 15
- Unity Hall in the 70s, in 200 blk. North Cascade Ave.
- Unity Hall, Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, (organized 1874 by Mrs. W. A. Wilkes) is a frame structure with shingle siding.
- Unity School of Christianity--Buildings--1870-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880]
- 10th moves through Badia, Italy
- A loosely organized column of eleven Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry, 2nd Battalion, soldiers enter the town of Badia, during the Italian Campaign. The stone buildings are slightly damaged.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [April or May] 1945
- 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
- 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?]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City.
- Men ride on a float consisting of a single room building with "Deseret News" over the door, at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Banner reads: "Pioneer Printing Office, Deseret News 1850." The next float is decorated with large...
- Deseret News Publishing Company--Public relations--1890-1900.; Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- 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?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church on Taos Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1867 by Reverend Winslow, church was built in 1869, and rebuilt after a windstorm the same year. The small building has a steep gabled...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- 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]
- Bank of Georgetown
- View of the Bank of Georgetown, opened by William Cushman in 1872. The bank is a two-story false front wood construction building; with a portion of the Cushman Block visible on the right. The second story has four windows under the bracketed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Georgetown - Colo, looking south
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, south towards Leavenworth Mountain. The valley leading to Silver Plume is to the right; Chimney Rock, a large rock formation with a tall chimney emitting smoke from a smelter is in front of the valley in the distance....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- 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]
- Monument dedicated April 28, 1946
- Detail of a bronze plaque set into river cobbles and concrete reads: "This tablet is the property of the state of Colorado. In this immediate area once stood Arapahoe City, a pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County. Named...
- Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1940-1950.; Plaques--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1940-1950.
- [1946 April 28]
- 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
- 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
- Brownville Band, 70's
- The Terrible Silver Cornet Band, of Brownsville, Jefferson County, Colorado, was named after the Terrible mine. Men in suits and stovepipe hats pose holding a bass drum, a snare drum, bass and treble cornets, and trombones. A frame storefront in...
- Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Brownsville--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1879]
- Corral in Canon City, Colorado
- A corral on Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, holds men, horses (some blanketed), and covered and uncovered Texas wagons. A hewn log cabin has a sign over the door: "Camp House;" men pose in front. Snow covered scene features the first...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Corrals--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- First Presbyterian church
- The First Presbyterian church near the southeast corner of 5th (Fifth) and Macon, in Canon City, Colorado, is a framed building with a cross gabled shingle roof. Pointed, stained glass windows are in the wall, and a picket fence lines the dirt...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890?]
- 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]
- Montana City, K[ansas]. T[erritory].
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows a marker commemorating Montana City (Denver), Colorado, founded in September 1858 as the first organized town in the Denver region. Erected by the Denver Chapter Sons of the American Revolution in 1924,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Montana City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historical markers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Board of Direction, Festival of Mountain and Plain, 1899
- Panoramic view of members of the Board of Director's of the Festival of Mountain and Plain who pose for a studio portrait. The men are organized in small groups and pretend to be working. Individuals include: Otto P. Baur, William Byers, John...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Boards of directors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899
- 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]
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, overview
- and taught by Louise Van Solen, first mission school was run by Bishop Marty, Standing Rock Catholic Mission of "Saint Elizabeth" initially given $5,000 by John J. Astor and later run by Fathers Martin and Christostum.; Fort Yates, North Dakota,...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Churches--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- 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
- Charles R. Dudley
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Charles Rowland Dudley, librarian and attorney; practiced law in Massachusetts (1878-82); arrived in Denver 1882; organized Denver Public Library (1885-1911); member, Board of Regents, University of...
- Lawyers--Colorado--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dudley, Charles Rowland, 1853-1921.; Denver Public Library.; State Historical Society of Colorado.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Charles R. Dudley
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Charles Rowland Dudley, librarian and attorney; practiced law in Massachusetts (1878-82); arrived in Denver 1882; organized Denver Public Library (1885-1911); member, Board of Regents, University of Colorado...
- Lawyers--Colorado--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dudley, Charles Rowland, 1853-1921.; Denver Public Library.; State Historical Society of Colorado.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Max Kuner
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Maximilian ("Max") Kuner, president and general manger of Kuner Pickle Company; arrived in Denver 1886; organized Colorado Manufacturers' Association (1906).
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Kuner, Maximilian, 1824-1913.; Colorado Manufacturers' Association.; Kuner Pickle Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- W. W. Porter
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of William Wood Porter, Denver realtor; arrived in Denver 1882 and started firm of Porter, Raymond & Co.; organized W. W. Porter Investment Co. in 1892.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Porter, William Wood.; Porter, Raymond & Company.; W. W. Porter Investment Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Mrs. Gilbert McClurg
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Mrs. Gilbert McClurg (nee Mary Virginia Donaghe) resident of Colorado Springs; poet, journalist, archaeologist and lecturer; arrived in Colorado 1882; married Gilbert McClurg in 1889; organized Colorado...
- Archaeologists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Donaghé, M. Virginia, 1858-1931.; Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Denver Athletic Club Bldg
- View of the Denver Athletic Club building at 1325 Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado; building opened in 1890 (club organized in 1884); two figures sit on window-sill in front of building; small residential building at right.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Oak's [sic] Home, Denver
- Exterior view of Oakes Home, 2825 West 32nd (Thirty-second) and Decatur, Denver, Colorado; built by Reverend Frederick W. Oakes in 1895; dirt driveway leading to Grace House (rotunda with columns) with men seated on lounge or rocking chairs;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1903]
- Blackhawk, Colorado 1860-1869
- and built in 1863. The Blackhawk schoolhouse was built in the lot next to the church in 1870. Mine shafthouses line the hill in the background and above the church.; The Commission House, a wholesale and retail grocery store, stands adjacent to a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- 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]
- Central Presbyterian Church, Denver
- Stereographic view of the Central Presbyterian Church that stood at the corner of 18th and Champa streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1860s and occupied this site from 1878 to 1892. The large, stained-glass...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Stained glass--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.
- [between 1878 and 1892?]
- Central Christian Church, Denver
- The Central Christian Church of Denver, Colorado, was organized in 1875 by the Disciples of Christ congregation. Large square columns adorn the facade of the stone building, which is topped by a large dome. A horse-drawn wagon is in the right...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Central Christian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Peoples Tabernacle Church, Denver
- The Peoples Tabernacle Church on Welton and 20th Streets in Denver was built in 1901. It boasts baths, a reading room, and an employment bureau. The church was organized by Rev. C.S. Uzell in 1884, and resided in a building on Blake Street near...
- Peoples Tabernacle Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gas street lamps--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 an 1910?]
- 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?]
- Gilpin County Court House and St. James' Methodist Church, Central City buildings
- View of the Gilpin County Court House and the exteriors of St. James' Methodist Church on Eureka Street behind a row of houses. Behind these landmarks are the buildings along West Main Street and the hills that surround the town. Until the court...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- 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?]
- Schoolchildren, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a group of schoolchildren outside a brick building in Georgetown, Colorado. The children are organized in three lines, two standing and the first row sitting. A young woman, probably the teacher, is on the far left of the back row. The...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Children--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Day, Nellie.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]