Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1920 October
- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- Performance of the Scared Cantata "Elaion" (Mount of Olives)
- Program for the first performance of the sacred cantata held on Monday evening May 29 at Central Presbyterian Church. Two pages describe the background for the performance; the order of the performance is given; finally the names of the chorus and...
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- May 29
- Trinity Methodist Pioneer Day
- Transcript of the proceedings for the Pioneer Day Celebration at Trinity Methodist Church in 1894.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1894 January 7
- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 4
- Plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril
- View of a bronze plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril installed in Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Plaque reads: "Two rivers that were here before there was a city still come together:...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Plaques.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988. Two rivers.;...
- 1977
- Jimmy Neal lived here
- View of a one-story clapboard house, former home of Jimmy Neal, with a hipped roof and dormer windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a barn and a wooden fence.
- Neal, Jimmy--Homes & haunts.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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]
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. the Georgetown Brass Band is just turning the corner to the left;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) man, a Snake member, bends down to pick up a snake as a part of the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The man wears moccasins, a fringed kilt, a fur pelt which hangs from a leather belt, body paint,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- A man who wears pants, a shirt, suspenders, and a hat walks between two groups of Native American (Hopi) Snake and Antelope members who participate in a Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One group of Snake and Antelope members...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men, Snake members, take part in a Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Two men stand in the Dance Plaza near the kisi, one with his arm around the other. The men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts which...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Issuing rations
- A Native American (Sioux) man holding a pipe squats in front of a tepee camp, probably the Dakota Territory. Shows U.S. officers and their families with Sioux sitting and standing behind them waiting for the distribution of rations.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Food relief--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1882?
- Ruins in 1922
- A man packs supplies into the saddle of his horse in the abandoned mining community of Gold Park, Colorado, in Park County. Another saddled horse stands near them. Two other men stand behind them and watch. Debris, boards, and other refuse litter...
- Gold Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Gold Park--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Fotografia Demostene Re Cheretis Verona
- A group of 10 Native American men and a small boy pose in front of a stone wall while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Verona, Italy. Eight of the men stand in the back row, all with blankets wrapped around them. Several of them hold...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Montclair School grocery store project
- Photograph of a class grocery store project at Montclair Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two students sit in front of the chalk board. On the table in front of them is a toy cash register, fake lollipops and signs saying what the hours of...
- Grocery trade.; Montclair School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Schenck School park project
- Photograph of older male students from Schenck Elementary School planting trees as part of a park project in Denver, Colorado. In the photograph five boys are helping to life a young sapling. Two boys stand to the side of them watching. One man...
- Schenck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1970
- Letter from Pastor A.A. Heist to the congregation of Grace Methodist Community Church
- This is a letter from Pastor A. A. Heist to the congregation of Grace Methodist Community Church asking them to help build the size of their congregation. He calls them to come to Palm and Easter Sundays and to bring friends with them.
- Grace Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- undated
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- Central Presbyterian Church bulletin Christmas 1948
- The bulletin contains the order for worship for Christmas Sunday December 19, 1948. The pastor was Rev. Elmer C. Elsea. The bulletin also contains the program for The Nativity performance.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1948 December 19
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 17, 1914 June 13
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1919 April
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 8, 1913 January 25
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a man who listens to a telephone. Text includes: "It won't cut the rates but tell them it will," "Make a lot of promises," "Tell them you are a philanthropist (and don't laugh when you say it),"...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Leadville Drum Corps
- Leadville Drum Corps pose in three rows in front of a vertical board structure. The young men in uniforms wear waistcoats with zig zag embroidery decoration, flat top military caps, trousers with side stripes and gaiters. The first row sits low,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drum majoring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A man adresses the audience from beside a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A woman with a corsage stands at a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop. Two...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in front of a tent peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. A few of them wear ties. A man in the right midground sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- GIs dug in near Sassomolare, Italy
- Men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company K, dig in on a ridge north of Sassomolare. According to the caption, they are protecting the left flank of the main column moving up the Porretta-Moderna Highway, a few...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 4, 1945
- Physics class at High School, 1941
- In a physics classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, pairs of students work at lab tables with a "Periodic chart of the atoms" posted high on the wall behind them. Blackboards line the walls, with bulletin board strips above them.
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Laboratories--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Children standing near a creek in Central City, Colorado
- Children in Central City, Colorado, stand next to a rocky stream. The three boys and two girls are dressed in summer clothes and are wearing hats. The terrain around them is rocky and the soil seems to have been eroded away by water. Above them...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man standing speaks to a seated woman holding a crutch. A U. S. Mailbox is on the wall under a sign that reads: "Young Ladies Desiring Escorts Register Here - Escort Committee." On the wall in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mathes, Ben.; Paylor, I. Irvin.
- August, 1939
- Eureka Street, Central City
- Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, is crowded with cars and jeeps in a view that looks toward Central Hill. Four people sit in a jeep in the foreground. A man smoking a cigarette drives the jeep; another man wearing a hat, glasses, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Flags--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Hopi women
- Two Native American (Hopi) women stand in a pueblo plaza with a small girl between them. Women wear dark, belted mantas, and beaded necklaces; girl wears a printed dress, Hopi Indian Reservation. Arizona. Shows ladder and a man leaning on wall...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--1900-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south. Rocks, bushes, and pines on Griffith Mountain are in the foreground; behind them are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Catholic school Main Street at the base of Griffith Mountain. The church...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Three firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose against a painted backdrop in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Breckenridge, Colo., Main Street
- View of Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, shows pedestrians and heavily loaded wagons with teams and drivers crowding the dirt street. A buggy with lady passengers is in the foreground. Frame buildings line both sides; the wide corniced,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1888?]
- Main St., winter 1898-9, U.S. mail on snowshoes
- On south Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a two-story, false fronted building on the left has a sign reading "Miner's Home Saloon." The next building, with its low false front flanking the gabled roof has a banner below its three sash windows...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. James Lamping's three children pose with them during their fiftieth anniversary party in Bailey, Colorado. The couple sit in chairs at a large table. Mrs. Lamping wears a dark dress with silver buttons up the front, and her husband...
- Lamping, Edward Posey.; Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Lamping, James A.--Family.; Lamping, Joseph Anthony.; Seeley, Mary E.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 December 12
- Lampings, Bailey
- Mrs. and Mrs. Lamping pose for a portrait on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bailey, Colorado. Mrs. Lamping, with her hair pulled back, wearing small, round, wire glasses, sits in a chair. Mr. Lamping wears a suit and stands with his hand on...
- Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- Navajo brave and his mother
- A Native American (Navajo) man and his mother pose outdoors in either Arizona or New Mexico. He holds a bow and arrow.
- Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- The Mancos team
- View of six men, three seated in wooden chairs and three standing behind them in front of a brick building, Aspen, Colorado; men wearing suits, vests, and ties; wood-plank sidewalk behind them; reflections of trees and other objects visible on the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [about 1910?]
- The elderly and women with small children were the first to be evacuated from the area south of Castle Rock
- An Army HU-1A helicopter drops off flood evacuees at an open landing site enroute to the 249th Fitzsimons General Hospital field kitchen at the Castle Rock Junior High School, Castle Rock, Colorado. A man wearing sunglasses walks in front of a man...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Helicopters--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Military air pilots--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; United States....
- 1965
- A Grassy resort
- Miners gather around a square, wooden table in a tavern in the resort town of Grassy (also known as Gassy and Cameron), Colorado, in Teller County. Two of the men sit at the table and hold glasses in their hands; the other four stand around the...
- Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Edgewater, Colorado, School
- 15 boys and four girls pose in two rows, with the teacher behind them, in front of the brick school in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. Most of the boys wear overalls, and a few wear suits and ties. The girls wear dropped-waist dresses and...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Medium security area at Canon City
- Aerial view of the dormitories of the medium security facility at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Lawn, hedge and parking lot front them; a birdbath and radio tower are in the yard. Picnic tables are beyond the landscaped area;...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1960