Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lobby Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- Interior view, lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel, located at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1892); shows hotel guests on tufted sofas and chairs, potted palm at center of lobby, and staircase.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Throwing grenade into house
- Eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers begin an attack on a Italian stone house as one throws a grenade at a door while the rest standby. Some of the trees have leaves others do not; mountain-top in background.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Blackhawk, Colorado, 1860-69
- The Presbyterian church in Blackhawk, Colorado, stands on a hill above Gregory Street. The empty lot adjacent to the church is the future site of schoolhouse, which opened in 1870. A wholesale and retail meat market and a dry good store face...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 86th Regiment, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion
- CENTER ROW left to right: 1) Casanova, 2) unidentified, 3) Rocker or Rockar, L. 4) Brisse, 5) unidentified, 6) Ritz, Frank? 7) Lindh, 8) unidentified, 9) Ryan, 10) McLusky, 11) Cannamela, 12) Kuligowski? 13) unidentified, 14) Slater, 15)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Fifth Army, Cereglio area, Italy
- View of the 5th Army in the 10th Mountain Division sector in Cereglio, Italy; shows a man on a motorcycle, jeeps, and trucks with U.S. troops stopped in heavy traffic on a dirt road.
- United States. Army. Army, 5th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Cereglio (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Motorcycles--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.;...
- [1945 April 17]
- Fifth Army, Cereglio area, Italy
- General Joseph T. McNarney, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, and Lt. General Lucien K. Truscott Jr., C.G. Fifth Army are held up by a traffic jam near Cereglio, Italy on their way to the 10th Mountain Division Command Post.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Cereglio (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Italy--Cereglio--1940-1950.; Troop...
- [1945 April 18]
- Guarding German prisoners
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier guards two german prisoners. All three sit in the middle of the woods with an Italian town in the distance. Deeper in the woods more German prisoners and GIs are visible; leaves in bud on trees.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Italy 1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Medical Aid Station on Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division medical aid station on Mount Belvedere. Groups of litter bearers wait for calls to bring in the wounded near a tent set up as an aid station. In the distance troops move toward the front lines during the Italian Campaign.
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Reinforcements move up the ridge, Mount Belvedere in background, Italy
- A line of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers climb up a ridge wearing helmets, combat fatigues, large knapsacks during the Italian Campaign. According to the caption the peak of Mount Belvedere rises in the distance. The ground is partially covered...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Wounded men cross snowy field to the Battalion Aid Station, Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Eight men walk in a straight line on a trail across a snow covered field. According to the caption, they are both walking wounded and a litter squad, accompanying a wounded enemy soldier on a litter to the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- 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
- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Litter bearers evacuate wounded on Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Regiment, 1st Battalion, walk in front of a wounded soldier on a litter carried by five others. According to the caption the soldier had been wounded in the attack on Mount Belvedere during the...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- Judge Klah Navajo Judge
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, a squash blossom necklace, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Men--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Colorado beans
- Colorado Front Range bean field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two men standing in alfalfa and large hay stacks.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Governors Palace
- View of the portal at the Palace of the Governors at 105 West Palace Avenue in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building, a brick porch with vigas and wooden columns, a door and windows. Cars are parked on Palace Avenue. A...
- Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1930-1940.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1930-1940.; Doors & doorways--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1930-1940.; Porches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Second cutting alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows three men in thigh-high alfalfa and two large hay stacks in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado corn
- Colorado Front Range corn field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; man (in chest high tasseled rows of corn) wears suit jacket, tie and hat, smokes a pipe.
- Corn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Ruins of cliff dwellings in De Chelly Canon
- View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows the White House Ruins and deteriorated, multi-story stone and adobe buildings on the ground beside a steep rock wall. Grass, cactus and scattered stones...
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; White House Ruins (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Residence at 2839 E. Colfax, Denver
- A man waters the lawn at Finis P. Ernest's residence at 2839 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Ernest, Finis P.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Susan, Ouray's sister
- Standing studio portrait of Susan (Native American, Ute), sister of Chief Ouray. She wears a buckskin dress with fringe and quill work, bracelets, necklaces, a belt, beads and a shawl.
- Ouray--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Susan, Ute woman.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Residence at 1739 East 13th Avenue, Denver
- A round porch stands on each end of the large residence of Judge Henry T. Rogers at 1739 East 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shutters hang from the windows on the house. Columns support the portico. A round window on the front door...
- Rogers, Henry T., 1846-1922--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Residence of William Church, 1000 Corona, Denver
- The castle-like, stone residence at 10th (Tenth) and Corona Street in Denver, Colorado, was built for Colorado cattleman William Church and his family. The home was designed by architectural partners William Lang and Marshall Pugh in 1890; it was...
- Church, William, cattleman--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, decorated for Christmas. Garlands and a large bell hang over the streets from buildings. The Daniels and Fisher Tower (D&F Tower) is in the background. Shows automobiles, trolley cars and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 November 30
- Elmer Berg and award
- Elmer Berg smiles and displays a framed Roundup Riders of the Rockies award that reads: "Tophand Award, 1957, presented to Elmer Berg... Sportsmanship, Comradeship, Fellowship and Loyalty... [signed] Rick Ricketson." Berg wears a bolo tie and...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Berg, Elmer C.
- [1957?]
- Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas
- Well dressed people, probably part of an excursion, pose near a locomotive and train near Hanging Bridge, on the Arkansas River, in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows steep canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Deadwood Stage
- A man drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, through a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the viewing stands in the background. Tall buildings stand behind the tent. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Residence at Pennsylvania and 12th Avenue, Denver
- View of a rusticated stone residence (Lang & Pugh, Architects) at 12th (Twelfth) and Pennsylvania streets in Denver, Colorado; features towers, battlements, and a porch / balcony.
- Benedict, Mitchell, 1837-1906--Homes & haunts.; Dunning, Walter--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1906?]
- First floor of unit #10
- View of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows first floor in place over the foundation, lumber, workers, machinery, crane and tower.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction at Gates
- Night view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows first floor in place over the foundation, lumber, bricks, lights, crane, and tower.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Horses with trainers
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1880-1900.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- [First] 1st fl. n. e.
- Northeast view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows first floor in place over the foundation, lumber, crane, tower, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Men with horses
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Lassoeing
- A group of cowboys rides horses in the background in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Several of the men twirl lassos in the air.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Roping.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Residence at 1328 Vine, Denver
- A set of seven steps leads up to a two-story, flat-roofed brick residence in the 1300 block of Vine Street in Denver, Colorado, possibly the home of Dr. James J. Powers at 1328 Vine. A sign hangs on the house: Dr. Powers. A tree in the foreground...
- Powers, James J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1899?]
- Pittsburg mill operated by Russell Gulch Mining & Milling Co. Central City, Colo.
- View of the Pittsburgh Mill and mine complex in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado with tailings, tractor loader, and cars.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pittsburg Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Georgian Cossack
- A Russian Georgian Cossack stands on his hands on top of a moving horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks.
- [1892]
- Bucking
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The grandstand for the audience is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Feeding steers in Colorado
- Steers in fenced feedlot on eastern Colorado plains; shows horse- drawn wagon with men unloading feed.
- Animal feeding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast, probably German soldiers, pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear metal helmets with birds on their tops and light-colored uniforms. They also wear cuirassiers covering their chests....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Stereographic view of a man fishing from a ledge above the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs in Colorado. A long, flat-roofed log cabin is in the center background with a large American flag hanging above it. A...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1870-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Hurdle race
- A group of four horseback riders jumps over a hurdle in a dirt arena during a race in a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Sioux Indian
- A Sioux man poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in the dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a long, feather headdress and holds a long spear and round shield in...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Scene after Pueblo Flood, San Isabel
- View of flood waters and railroad tracks in Pueblo, Colorado. A woman walks on a railroad embankment; houses, garages, out buildings and tracks are washed up against the embankment. Shows damaged houses and buildings, factories, and a bridge in the...
- Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Stores carried across swinging bridge to E. Pueblo which was cut off from supplies, San Isabel
- Boxes of food and supplies are unloaded from a truck and stacked in a street after a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Men, women and children stand and watch. Buildings nearby have signs that read: "J.D. Simmons Free Auto to Wall Paper Sample Room and...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boxes--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Food relief--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Scene along Main Street in Pueblo after the flood of 1921
- Dead horses lie scattered on Main Street after a devastating flood in Pueblo, Colorado. The street is covered in mud and sections of flooded buildings and houses are nearby. A railroad coaling trestle and box cars are in the distance.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dead animals--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921 June