Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Pictured Rocks- Tsankawi Ruin. Trail work thru rock at extreme right
- View of Native American (Anasazi) petroglyphs at Tsankawi Ruin, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The drawings consist of human and other figures. A trail worn in the tuff rock stands near the petroglyph rock.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Tsankawi Ruins (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1910]
- Flyer, "Our Neighborhoods are in Your Hands" with Nettie Moore pictured.
- Flyer for neighborhood improvements with Nettie pictured.
- Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1998
- Dr. Clarence Holmes and Fairfax Holmes in Front Yard
- Dr. Clarence and Fairfax Holmes are pictured in a yard. Caption on back says "Made in the front yard. The Y.M.C.A. I love you"
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1925
- Dr. Clarence Holmes and Fairfax Holmes at 25th Wedding Anniversary Party
- Dr. Clarence and Fairfax Holmes are pictured together standing beside a floral arrangement during their 25th wedding anniversary celebration.
- Wedding anniversaries.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1948
- Burrows Park, Colo.
- View of Burrows Park located in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The ghost town was established in the 1870s and served as a small commercial center for miners of three nearby mining camps. The two hand hewn log cabins pictured here are located on the...
- Burrows Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Burrows Park--2000-2010.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Burrows Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Burrows Park--Pictorial works.; Hinsdale County...
- 2002
- Excelso Manzanares and his family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Excelso Manzanares, his wife Senaida Roybal de Manzanares , his sons José Gaspar and Zacarías and his daughter, Aurelia. Excelso has a full mustache and wears a suit and tie. His wife, Senaida wears a long...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Manzanares, Excelso--Family--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, Senaida Roybal de--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1906
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- Conejos Junior High School, class of 1926
- Hispanic American teacher Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos) poses with her students from the Junior High Class of 1926 on the steps of Conejos Junior High School, Conejos, Colorado. She wears a jumper with a checked pattern and a...
- Costilla Junior High School (Conejos, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Conejos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Teachers.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; García, Castelar--Pictorial...
- 1910
- Magdalena Arellano Aguayo shown on the occasion of her retirement as a Physicians Assistant in pediatrics.
- Pediatric Physician Assistant Magdalena Arellano Aguayo poses with Mayor John Hickenlooper and Sandos Westside Family Health Center Director, Mary O'Connor, M.D., on her retirement after 25 (twenty-five) years of service with the Denver Health...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--2000-2010.; Medical personnel.; Physicians.; Women.; Aguayo, Magdalena Arellano--Pictorial works.; Hickenlooper. John W.--Pictorial works.; O'Connor, Mary E.,...
- 2007
- Irwin school house
- Men, women and children pose on the stairs of the Irwin school house building in Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Men, teachers, and probably students wear fitted dresses or pinafores. Children and a dog sit on a step. William S. Hinkley stands...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Hinkley, William S.; Shaw, Charles N.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Cripple Creek - after the fire
- View west on Bennett Avenue between 4th (Fourth) and 5th (Fifth) Streets after first fire of April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; shows commercial business district with many two-story flat-roof brick buildings including the National Hotel;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- El Paso Livery Stable, the explosion, 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) & "A" Streets, as fire causes stored dynamite to explode during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; actual blast pictured with roof debris in air, black...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Tramway on Riva Ridge, Italy
- View of the tramway (loaded with supplies, an Army officer, an Army photographer, and Sergeant Paul Long) on Riva Ridge, Italy, during the Italian Campaign. Also pictured, a group of approximately 10 other soldiers stand on the landing deck or man...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Aerial tramways--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Trail worn through rock Tsankawi
- View of a trail to the Tsankawi ruins, Pajarito Park (later to be named Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. The trail has been worn smooth into tuff rock. Scrub trees and bushes dot the trailside.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Tsankawi Ruins (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1910
- Star Hook and Ladder Company
- View of members of the Star Hook and Ladder Company of Georgetown, Colorado. Eight firemen stand and two sit on stools in front; they wear uniforms that include conductor-type hats; pull-over bib shirts with chest protectors, each with a star on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a man in sandals and a cape.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a swan and a woman with drapery. A mirrored, carved wood bar-back is in...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche surrounding a nude is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A woman with drapery, a cupid, and a quiver, bow, and arrows are depicted; artist Paschal Quackenbush poses with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Quackenbush, Paschal.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche surrounding a nude is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A woman with drapery, a cupid, and a quiver, bow, and arrows are depicted; artist Paschal Quackenbush poses with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Quackenbush, Paschal.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche surrounding a nude is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A woman with drapery, a cupid, and a quiver, bow, and arrows are depicted; artist Paschal Quackenbush poses with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Quackenbush, Paschal.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a man in sandals with a cape.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a woman holding an apple and cloth.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- 4th of July 1904
- Crowds gather for a Fourth (4th) of July bucking bronco contest given at Bennetts' Beaver Ranch, in Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado. Men wearing suits and women and girls in lacy dresses and bonnets line the road; carriages and horses are near...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.
- 1904 July 4
- Cowboys on a Roundup
- A group of cowboys hired for a Roundup pose by covered wagons and tents in Kaufman Meadow, Chaffee County, Colorado. Some sit on horseback, others lie on the ground and one sits in a wagon. Pictured left to right are: 1. Tom McQuade; 2. & 3....
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Meadow (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cowgirls from The Red Man spectacle
- Cowgirls, members of the "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," sit on horseback near a painted back drop of Yellowstone Falls, in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American Industries Exhibition in Earl's Court, London,...
- Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--England--London--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--England--London--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Cattlemen's Meeting at Albany Hotel in Denver
- Members of a cattlemen's organization pose in front of the Albany Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are Earl Erhart, Chuck Nachtrieb, Bailey Hutchinson, James Albert (Bert) Burnett, Tom McQuaid, John Alfred Burnett, the other men are unidentified.
- Cattle breeders--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ranchers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [ca. 1900]
- Branding Scene near Kaufman Park
- Cowboys brand cattle near Kaufman Pasture (Kaufman Park), Chaffee County, Colorado. Pictured are: Tom McQuade, Dave Walhen, Ed Gorman, Bert DeWitt, Chris Nachtrieb, Billy Cogan, Mel DeWitt and unknowns. All men wear cowboy attire except for one man...
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- George A. Carlson, Superintendent of Parks
- A Denver Parks work crew dressed in work clothes, stand near a horse drawn wagon in a Denver, Colorado park. A hose hangs from the wagon and lawn mowing machinery is inside. Pictured left to right are George A. Carlson, Director of...
- Denver (Colo.). Parks and Recreation Dept.--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1911
- Women's Christian Temperance Union convention
- Officers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pose at the annual convention in Pueblo, Colorado. A few of the members identified include: Anna E. Keenan, Adrianna Hungerford, and Marie B. Nichols.
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Temperance--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1928, October
- U S Grazing Service, Dept. of Interior Advisory Council, Denver, Colo.
- Members of the Grazing Service Advisory Council pose on the steps of the United States Post Office at 18th and Stout streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows men in suits and ties; some wear hats. Identifications: Front row (from left to right): Frank C....
- United States. Grazing Service. Advisory Council--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 July
- Colorado prisoners break 12/31/47
- Lying on a wadded, pinstriped mattress, this captured escapee from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, appears defiant in his dungarees, shirt and stained jacket. Interior prison bars are behind him; the man squatting in the foreground...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Fenwick, Red.; Tolley, A. B.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1947
- Ready for the handcuffs
- Inmates of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, extend their hands to a man with handcuffs. A man on a horse looks on; a lariat hangs from his saddle.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Legal fraternity of Georgetown
- Men sit on horseback or stand and pose beside a log law office building in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear suits, top hats or wide brimmed hats, and jackets with tails. A log building with a gabled roof has a sign that reads:...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Law offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Lawyers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [1874]
- Everybody's happy except Marie. Musta been somethin' she e't
- Pictured are Declora James, Zudora Blakey, Mary E. Wood ("Woody," the Camp's Director), Marie Anderson, a camp counselor (later Marie L. Greenwood), Ruby Hawkins, Ethel Wood, Marie Yarbra, and Eleanor Hawkins ("Hawky, " a camp counselor) African...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1932
- Camp staff breakfast at Mother Gross'
- Nine African American women pose at the home of Mother Gross, Camp Nizhoni's cook, somewhere in Colorado. Pictured are: Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), "Woody" (Mary E. Wood) on crutches, Mother Gross, "Snippy" (Mildred Parsons), Jessie...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Cooks--Colorado--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--1930-1940.;...
- 1936, August
- Mother Gross
- Pictured is Mother Gross, an African American woman and cook for Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- [between 1937 and 1940]
- Camp Nizhoni
- Pictured are Mother Gross (camp cook) with Frances Elliott and an unknown African American woman as they pose on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- [between 1937 and 1940]
- Survivors and ladies at the Custer Battlefield Monument, full length
- Chief Gall); horse tethered to fence, piled stone and wooden markers below fence.; Reunion and Tenth Anniversary of Battle at Little Bighorn, June 26, 1886, attended by officers, enlisted men, scouts and ladies; group standing in front of wrought...
- Battlefields--Montana--1886.; Historical reenactments--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.; Baldwin, Frank D.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- Sanctuary
- The caption that ran in the Tenth Mountain Division newspaper reads: While shells shattered this church on the Mountaineers' front, the two shrines to the Virgin pictured here remained intact, one of them even retaining its glass front unbroken.
- Churches--Italy--1940-1950.; Sculpture--Italy--1940-1950.; War destruction & pillage--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Shaw dig -- Hulbert Eq.
- Portrait of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier, either the photographer or possibly Shaw, in a fox hole. He is holding a knife with both hands; piles of equipment are arranged on both sides of the foxhole cut steep into the hillside. The equipment...
- Foxholes--1940-1950.; Military equipment--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- 87th Regiment, Company K
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company K, at ease. Taken in 1943. One-hundred-thirty- six men pictured.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company K.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- "In reserve" in Pietra Colora, Italy
- During the lull between March and April attacks, various battalions took turns being "in reserve" in Pietra Colora. Four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are pictured sitting amid the rubble: Dick Car- Skaden, Ed McDonald, Dan Powers, Carl Bathelt....
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; Bathelt, Carl.; McDonald, Ed.; Powers, Dan.; Car-Skaden, Dick.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Jeep on Mount Mangart Road, view of mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo
- Pictured is a jeep on the Mount Mangart road stopped to view the rugged mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo, Slovenia. The men of the Tenth Mountain Division had a chance to go sight-seeing during the summer after the end of the war.
- Bovec (Slovenia)--1940-1950.; Kobarid, Slovenia--1940-1950.; Military life--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Summer 1945
- Playing in the Yugoslav clover
- After the end of the war the Tenth Mountain Division was posted in Yugoslavia to defend U.S. interests over the partition of the Italian- Autrian-Yugoslavian border. This duty left the men with ample time to relax. Pictured is a man wearing only...
- Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; Military life--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Yugoslavia.
- May-June 1945
- Staff conference at north end of Lake Garda, Italy
- German resistance against the Tenth Mountain Division was strongest at the tunnels and cliffs along the north end of Lake Garda. German troops held out for several days against the 86th Regiment. The staff conference pictured is figuring out a...
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Training hike
- Tenth Mountain Division men taken during a training hike in Colorado. They are wearing caps, khaki pants and shirts and carrying knapsacks. Most of the men are pictured standing in a field amid pine trees while a man in the foreground stands on a...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Antlers Hotel. Parlor - Nederland
- An ornate lamp and a large bible sit on a table in the center of the parlor of the Antlers Hotel in Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado. A piano is against the wall in the background with two large plants on it. A chair is next to the piano. A love...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Nederland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furniture--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1900-1910.; Lamps--1900-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Nederland--1900-1910.; Pianos--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow except for the door, which has been cleared....
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. Snowstorm 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]