Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Inner City Parish
- View of the Denver Inner City Parish, a non-denominational, human service nonprofit organization in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood, 1212 Mariposa Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story blond brick structure with a standing seam,...
- Denver Inner City Parish--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Charitable organizations.; Murals.; Denver Inner City Parish--Pictorial works.; Charities--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mural painting and...
- 2010
- Rio Grande style weaving Jerga.
- View of a Rio Grande style weaving known as a jerga woven around 1885 by Francisco Antonio Gallegos in Arroyo Seco (Taos County), New Mexico. The striped rug has a central seam where two narrow weavings are sewn together.
- Hispanic Americans--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Rugs.; Textiles.; Gallegos, Francisco Antonio--Associated objects--Pictorial works.; Rugs--New Mexico--Arroyo Seco--Pictorial works.; Textile fabrics--New...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Women's dress
- A women's afternoon dress ensemble with cape. The bodice is semi-tailored with Empire? style waist, sleeveless, patterned white silk faille, a high rounded neckline, a spread collar, shoulder pads, blue piping at the armhole and waistline; down the...
- Dresses--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1945]
- Coverlet
- Woven jacquard coverlet, made of blue wool and cotton wefts with cotton warp threads in the double weave technique. American spread eagle in each corner, overall geometric floral pattern and words: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall", "Eve Nellis,...
- Bedspreads--1850-1860.
- 1858
- Dawson, N. M.
- View overlooking Dawson, New Mexico shows company housing, a partial view of the five dozen coke ovens, and the coal seam.
- Dawson (N. M.)--1900-1910.; Coal mining--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.; Mining--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Flood 1920's.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- River that flooded A. T. & S. F. tracks & depot, Trinidad, Colo.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and five cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Trinidad, Colo. river at flood stage
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Panorama of Trinidad
- Panoramic view of Trinidad, Colorado, looking north at frame, brick and adobe dwellings and commercial buildings. Scene includes the school, a stone church, the First National Bank Building and the County courthouse.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Eleven firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover bib shirts. Their shirts...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Breckenridge
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looks west at frame dwellings with fenced yards and the roof of the Arlington House hotel and the hose drying tower of the Fireman's Hall. In the foreground, a man, two women and two Labrador type dogs are posed...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dogs--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Stout and 18th Streets
- View of businesses in Denver, Colorado, at the intersection of Stout and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets; shows storefronts with signs: "Smith Watch Factory 1857," "Wm. E. Kipp Groceries," and "Meyer Bakery." A bicycle and horse drawn wagon are at the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Shumann-Heink Concert
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the audience in balcony, floor, and box seats. Opera singer Madame (Ernestine) Schumann-Heink and a pianist perform on stage.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Opera singers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Performances--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1917?]
- Upper tracks is Moffat headed west over cut off
- The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad follow the bends of the Colorado River in Bond, Colorado (Eagle County). A marsh is in the foreground next to the tracks. A train with many cars is stopped at the depot. The depot buildings include an...
- Bond (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Bond--1960-1970.; Water towers--Colorado--Bond--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Toro, Toro! an old time Californian vaquero after a wild steer
- View of a Mexican American cowboy with a lasso on horseback. Longhorn cattle are in the distance. The vaquero wears a sombrero, a woven blanket over his shoulders, pants or chaps with buttons along the seam and fringe over boots, and a cloth mask...
- Mexican Americans--California--1890-1900.; Cowboys--California--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--California--1890-1900.; Roping--California--1890-1900.
- 1893 December 9
- Railroad tracks near Aspen
- A track of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad runs from the foreground around a steep, rocky cliff in Chalk Creek Canyon, south of Aspen, Colorado. A passenger train is in the background with a person standing on top of the locomotive.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Johnny Frantz
- Johnny Frantz, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rides a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears leather chaps with tassles on the seam and a cowboy hat. He also wears a scarf around his neck...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Frantz, Johnny.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Emily M. Herman
- Studio bust portrait of Emily M. Herman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Herman has puffed bangs, and her hair is pinned in a coronet twist. Her fitted dress bodice has a front button enclosure of faceted bead buttons. Matching...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Herman, Emily M.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Dollie S. Simmons
- Studio bust portrait of Dollie Scott Simmons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Simmons' bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. Her lace dress bodice has pleats from the shoulder gathered at a center seam.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Simmons, Dollie S. (Dollie Scott); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Homemade snowshoe found at Holy Cross City in 1922
- Men examine a wooden snowshoe in Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado. One sits on plank steps wearing cleated, tall, lace-up boots, laced seam trousers, a sweater, and a hat with earflaps. A shovel leans on the wall behind.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Holy Cross City--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Western History Subject Index
- Silver seam mine. Park COUNTY COLORADO
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05016-017-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05227-016-00
- History of Denver
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Bakeries
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver symphony association
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Airports. Stapleton airport
- Western History Subject Index
- Silver Cliff
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado. Gunnison
- Western History Subject Index
- Mining. Highgrading
- Western History Subject Index
- Rock collecting
- Western History Subject Index
- Wheeler & Johnson mine. Mt. Vernon district colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Coliseum
- Auraria Parkway: Environmental Assessment
- Auraria: Facts Not Words, presentation to Joint Budget Committee
- South Dakota Mining Accidents : 1897-1924
- List of mining accident victims, taken from the Annual report of the Inspector of Mines. Gives name of accident victim, date, mine and town, whether fatal or non-fatal, report year, and page.
- Mine accidents--South Dakota--Indexes.
- 2007 June
- Utah Mining Accidentes : 1896, 1899-1904, and 1907-1916
- List of mining accident victims in 1896, 1899-1904, and 1907-1916. Gives name and age of accident victim, date, mine location or residence, whether fatal or non-fatal, and year and page of report.
- Coal mine accidents--Utah.; Coal mines and mining--Utah--Safety measures.;
- 2007 April
- Washington mining accidents : 1892-1896 & 1905-1919
- List of mining accident victims in 1892 (Roslyn Mine only), 1895-1896, and 1905-1919 (fatal accidents only 1915-1919), taken from the 1892-1896 Annual reports of the Inspectors of Coal Mines (State Inspector of Coal Mines) and the 1905-1916 Report...
- Mine accidents--Washington (State)--Indexes.
- 2007 June
- West Virginia Mining Accidents : 1887 - 1927
- Index of mining accidents in West Virginia between the years 1887 and 1927 respectively. Index is an alphabetical list by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents.
- Mine accidents--West Virginia--Indexes.
- 2007 March
- Idaho mining fatalities: 1913-1940
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1913-1919, 1921-1924, and 1927-1940, taken from the Annual report of the mining industry of Idaho, produced by the State Inspector of Mines or, after about 1916, the Inspector of Mines. Gives name and age of...
- Mine accidents--Idaho--Indexes.
- 2007
- Illinois Mining Accidents 1889 to 1925
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Illinois from 1889 to 1925.
- Mine accidents--Illinois--Indexes.
- 2007
- Montana mining accidents: 1900 & 1905-1912
- List of mining accident victims in 1900 and 1905-1912, taken from the Annual report of the Inspector of Mines and the Biennial report of the Inspector of Coal Mines. Gives name and age of accident victim, date, mine or county, whether fatal or...
- Mine accidents--Montana--Indexes.
- 2007
- Nova Scotia Mining Accidents 1898 to 1916
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Nova Scotia from 1898 & 1904-1916.
- Mine accidents--Nova Scotia--Indexes.
- 2007
- Iowa Mining Accidents 1893-1895 & 1906-1921.
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Iowa from 1893-1895 & 1906-1921.
- Mine accidents--Iowa--Indexes.
- 2007
- Missouri mining accidents: 1895-1896 & 1902-1918
- List of accident victims, indexed from Annual report of the State Mine Inspectors of the State of Missouri, 1896; Annual report of the State Coal Mine Inspector of the State of Missouri, 1902; and Annual report of the Bureau of Mines, Mining and...
- Mine accidents--Missouri--Indexes.
- 2007
- New South Wales Metalligerious Mining Accidents 1883 to 1938
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in New South Wales from 1883 to 1938.
- Mine accidents--New South Wales--Indexes.
- 2007
- Indiana Mining Accidents : 1891-1915
- Includes a brief history of mining in Indiana, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and nonfatal accidents in
- Mine accidents--Indiana--Indexes.
- 2007
- New Mexico Mining Accidents : 1926-1941
- Brief history of mines and mining in New Mexico. The index includes: the name and age of the victim, date of the accident, mine location or name, whether fatal (F) or non-fatal (N), page and report year from which the information was extracted....
- Mine accidents--New Mexico--Indexes.
- 2007
- Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...
- Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.
- 2007
- Arizona Fatal Mining Accidents ; 1912-1929
- Index of Fatalities of Arizona miners between the years 1912 and 1929. Information is recorded alphabetically and included are: the name of the victim, date of the accident, county in which the mine is located or the mine company, whether fatal...
- Mine accidents--Arizona--Indexes.
- 2007