Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1981 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 2 unid. men in front of tipi
- Two unidentified Native American men pose in front of tipi. One man wears a wide brimmed hat, long shirt tied with a beaded belt, pants with beadwork down the sides, a scarf and beaded moccasins. The other man wears a long print shirt with beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- "Boss Rubber Co." tire station with News-Times press car during one of Pike's Peak early hill climbs
- A Packard Twin Six, used as the Rocky Mountain News press automobile, is stopped at the tire station on the Pikes Peak Highway, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A man stands next to a tire display. A sign tied to a tent reads: "Boss Rubber Co. Tire...
- Rocky Mountain News--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Packard automobile--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- "The lost trail," painted by C.S. Stobie
- Photograph of an oil painting created by Charles S. Stobie. The painting, entitled "The lost trail," depicts Stobie sitting on a horse which stands on an ice covered river or pond. He wears a hat, fringed shirt and gaiters. He has his rifle across...
- Artists--American.; Military scouts.; Oil paintings--1890-1910.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- "Throw up your hands," painted by C.S. Stobie
- Photograph of an oil painting created by Charles S. Stobie. The painting, entitled "Throw up your hands," depicts Stobie pointing his rifle at the viewer. He wears a hat, jacket, cartridge belt and leather gaiters tied at the knee. He stands in an...
- Artists--American.; Military scouts.; Oil paintings--1890-1910.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A "Cow Boy"
- A cowboy poses on horseback on a treeless plain. The man smiles and wears a wide brimmed hat, a neckerchief, holster and pistol, fringed leather chaps and spurs. A sack is tied to the back of the saddle.
- Clothing & dress--Colorado--1880-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A Colorado potatoe [sic] cellar
- Interior view of potato cellar in Colorado; shows stacks of burlap gunny sacks tied with cord, root cellar supported by massive logs, and cribbed roof with posts.
- Basements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Miao-Tse burial grounds [art original].
- Image of two shrouded bodies tied into a barren tree with birds flocking around.
- Burial--Pictorial works.; Drawings (visual works)
- 1903
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Acoma Pueblo, N. M.
- A Native American (Pueblo, Acoma) man walks near a horse-drawn wagon to which a sled is tied at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1920-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Acoma--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Ada H. Burchard
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Herbert Burchard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Burchard's bangs are curled and her long hair is pulled back and tied with a ribbon. Her dress bodice has a ruffled, v-shaped yoke, puffed sleeves and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Burchard, Ada H. (Ada Herbert); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Adelaide Aurora French
- Studio portrait of Adelaide Aurora French, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. French's hair is pulled tightly back. She wears a checkered fabric dress with a side button enclosure, puffed sleeves, and a velvet band collar tied in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; French, Adelaide Aurora.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Adult male lobo wolf and young
- Two wolves killed by biological survey hunters hang by their hind legs from ropes tied around a wooden pole on the Diamond Bar Ranch northeast of Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Grant County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Dead animals--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Aggie and Angeline
- Aggie and Angeline, two Native American (Sioux) women stand in front of trees with bare branches in Montana. The woman on the left wears a scarf tied under her chin. The woman on the right wears a headband. Both have their hair in braids and hold...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Alexan's child and bro
- A Native American young man holds a small child in his arms in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The man wears a hat, earrings, a dark scarf tied around his neck, and a gun in the holster on his left hip. The...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Alice May Littlefield
- Studio bust portrait of Alice May Littlefield, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Littlefield's curly hair is pinned loosely back. She wears a dress with a large, lace bertha collar, and a gathered fabric band tied around her neck...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Littlefield, Alice May.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- An Alamosa business block
- View of a commercial buildings on Main street (formerly "Fifth Street") in the business section of Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, men in horse-drawn wagons, a horse tied to a post, utility poles and electric street lights....
- American National Bank (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- An early pack train
- A pack train heads out of the snowy mountain town of Sneffels, Colorado; several men stand around burros loaded with supplies; shows wood frame structures; a barn, a couple of businesses with false fronts and tied back awnings, a house with a...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Angus McPhee, Lee Martin, Gus Uhl
- Three American cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including from left Angus McPhee, Lee Martin and Gus Uhl, pose on horseback in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose park in Brooklyn, New York. The men each wear cowboy hats. McPhee wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Martin, Lee.; McPhee, Angus, cowboy.; Uhl, Gus.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Anna Thompson
- Studio portrait of Anna Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace cuffs. She has a lace collar and a scarf tied around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Women--1860-1880.; Thompson, Anna, fl. 1845-1875.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- Antalee
- Antalee, a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, holds a striped blanket wrapped around her shoulder and his waist, a scarf tied around her neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Antalee.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Antero, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Antero, a Native American (Uinta Ute) war chief. He has a some facial hair, a high forehead and long straight dark hair with a top knot tied on his head. He is dressed in a dark suit jacket, vest and trousers. He wears...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Uinta Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Antero.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1868 and 1874.]
- Antoine and Paul Pichette
- Paul Pichette and Paul Charley, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand on a striped blanket near a creek on the reservation. Pichettewears a wide-brimmed hat and a dark vest. He has a scarf tied around...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Charley, Paul.; Pichette. Paul.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Apache woman
- A Native American (Apache) woman poses on horseback with a cradleboard with an infant in it tied to the saddle. A nearby sign reads: "Chicago [...] Rock Island".
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Infants--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs poses in the foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men and young boys wear turbans and have sashes tied around their waists. They wear baggy pants. One man in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Arabs.
- [1894?]
- Astro Jets Club Christmas
- View of an Astro Jets Social Club function. A crowd of African American (Black) club members gather around a table with hors d'oeurvres at a home in Denver, Colorado. The smiling party goers pose with their arms around each other. One man wears a...
- Astro Jets Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [1969?]
- At breakfast typical desert home of Navajo Indians (S. W.) Arizona
- A Native American (Navajo) family sits near a summer hogan on the reservation in Arizona. One woman sits at a loom and another wears a beaded necklace with a naja pendant. A dog is tied to a log and sits near the family. A saddled horse stands...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Hogans--Arizona--1900-1910.; Families--Arizona--1900-1910.; Women--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Auraria Higher Education Center
- Auraria Higher Education Center, master plan: 1973-1976
- Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand with a string tied around one finger. Text includes: "Remember Mr. Taxpayer Vote Nov. 6th. Against The Automatic Telephone Franchise."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) leather bag that belonged to Chipeta, wife of Chief Ouray. The bag is decorated with blue, lavender, red, yellow, white, silver, pink, green and brown beadwork. The beadwork designs are of arrow, people, triangles,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1903 and 1923]
- Belle Bayless
- Studio bust portrait of Kate Belle Bayless, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bayless has wispy, curled bangs, and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has puffed sleeves, wide, pleated panels down the front, and an oversized...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bayless, Belle (Kate Belle); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Bert Shanks
- Bert Shanks, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a large tent in a camp for the show. He wears a scarf tied around his neck and sheepskin chaps. He holds a coiled rope in his right hand. A man stands near the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Shanks, Bert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Billie Bulluck & Jim Mitchell, cowboys, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Billie Bulluck and Jim Mitchell, both cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on horses in the foreground in front of a cluster of rocks and trees. Mitchell wears leather chaps and holds a coiled rope in his left hand. Bullock wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bulluck, Billie.; Mitchell, Jim.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Biog. Nusbaum, Jesse
- Jesse Nusbaum stands next to a camera tripod and leans his hand on top of it pointing his index finger up. He holds a bag and some film cartridges in his other hand and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears wire-framed glasses and a hat. A cloth...
- Cameras--Colorado--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1920?]
- Biog. Nusbaum, Jesse
- Jesse Nusbaum stands next to a camera tripod and leans his hand on top of it pointing his index finger up. He holds a bag and some film cartridges in his other hand and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears wire-framed glasses and a hat. A cloth...
- Cameras--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1920?]
- Biography, Nusbaum, Deric
- Jesse Nusbaum's stepson, Deric, far right, dances in a line with four Navajo men in front of a winter hogan at Mesa Verde National Park. Dressed in work clothes, the men all wear scarfs tied around their heads; each holds clusters of grass. The top...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hogans --1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Dance--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- Biography, Nusbaum, Deric
- Jesse Nusbaum's stepson, Deric, far right, dances in a line with four Navajo men in front of a winter hogan at Mesa Verde National Park. Dressed in work clothes, the men all wear scarfs tied around their heads; each holds clusters of grass. The top...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hogans--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Dance--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- Bonnie McCarrol thrown from Silver, Bonnie knows they let'er buck
- Action shot of cowgirl Bonnie McCarrol, popular bronc-riding champion, being thrown off bucking bronco, Silver, at the Round Up, Pendleton, Oregon. She rides "slick" like male rodeo circuit riders with stirrups hanging loose. Riding "hobbled" with...
- Pendleton (Or.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; McCarrol, Bonnie.
- [1915]
- Boys
- Studio portrait of brothers. They wear jackets, knickers and boutonnieres. One boy wears a scarf tied in a bow on his jacket.
- Boys--1910-1920.; Families--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Breckenridge boys
- Six men of the Breckenridge Volunteer Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose with their safety bicycles in front of a false fronted store. Wearing soft hats and suspenders, they have bedrolls and boxes tied to their handlebars. The...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. Additional people on horseback are in the left background. Tents cover the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899