Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Col. John Miller Stotsenberg Commanding the Fighting First, Neb. Regt.
- Colonel John Miller Stotsenberg of the Nebraska Regiment (8th Army Corps) poses on a horse probably near Manila, Philippines; his uniform includes leather chaps. Troops and guns are in the distance.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Military officers--1890-1900.; Stotsenberg, John Miller, 1858-1899.; United States. Army. Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1st--People.
- [1898]
- Colorado Air National Guard flyover
- View of biplanes in a flyby at a military base probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows troops, officers, and dignitaries in formation. A man with a camera is in the foreground.
- Colorado. Air National Guard.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Military officers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Colorado Tax Assessment List 1862-1866
- Federal Internal Revenue assessment lists for the Territory of Colorado 1862-1866. Includes resident and absentee property holders.
- Internal revenue--Colorado.; Colorado--Vital Records.; Tax collection--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 2005
- Colorado troops Douglas Arizona
- Panoramic view, a montage of soldiers from the First and Second Separate Battalion Colorado Infantry who march in formation at a camp in Douglas, Arizona. Men on horseback, stables, and tents are nearby. Other images of officers identified as (left...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st. Separate Battalion, 1st--People--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st. Separate Battalion, 2nd--People--1910-1920.; Douglas (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Colorado troops going up Market Street
- View of a First Colorado Regiment parade, celebrating their return from the Spanish-American war in the Philippines, on Market Street in San Francisco, California; people crowd sidewalks by storefronts, office buildings, and signs: "Weinstock," and...
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Peace.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--California--San Francisco--1890-1900.; Spectators--California--San...
- 1899, May 14
- Corporal Eldon Metzger attaching ski climbers, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Corporal Eldon Metzger of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), attaches ski climbers as part of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Metzger is wearing dark-glasses, and zinc oxide on his lips, a dark shirt and pants, suspenders, a belt...
- Ski troops--Washington--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Metzger, Eldon.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- Cotton Man, Sioux, similar view
- Cotton Man, Dakota, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing one feather in hair, two presidential medallions or medals around neck; fought Custer's troops and took one of their carbines during Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Cotton Man.
- [188-?]
- Cotton Man, Sioux, wearing medal with George Washington's picture, bust
- Cotton Man, Dakota Chief, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing one feather in hair, two presidential medallions or medals around neck; fought Custer's troops and took one of their carbines during Battle at Little Bighorn.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Cotton Man.
- [188-?]
- Cripple Creek strike
- Company G, First Regiment of Fort Collins, pose with rifles, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The uniformed militia used the Midland Sampler building "12" as a barracks during the Western Federation of Miners strike.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Firearms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.;...
- 1903 September 5
- Crossing the Po River at San Benedetto Po, Italy
- On the morning of April 23, 1945, the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, became the first allied unit to cross the Po River from near San Benedetto Po. They faced intense flak barrages and machine guns from German troops.
- Po River Valley (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 April 23
- Custer Battle Field, where Custer dismounted, troops of soldiers firing guns, 1886
- Custer Battlefield, Little Bighorn, Montana, site where Custer dismounted; reenactment during 10th Anniversary of the Battle Reunion; small groups of soldiers in line formation discharging rifles.
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Historical reenactments--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- Custer's battlefield near Crow Agency, Mont. cross where Custer fell
- A man stands on the hill overlooking "Custer's Last Stand," the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, southeast of the Crow Agency, Montana. Tombstones mark the graves of troops of Lt. Col. George A. Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry who fought Native...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Montana--1920-1930.; Dakota Indians--War--Montana--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--War--Montana--1920-1930.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration--Montana--1920-1930.; Little Bighorn Battlefield...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Custer's last charge
- Shows General Custer on horseback with his U. S. Army troops in battle with Native American Lakota Sioux, Crow, Northern, and Cheyenne, Little Bighorn Battlefield, June 26, 1875, Little Bighorn River, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880.; Teton Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Montana--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Montana--1870-1880.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.; Little...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Dentist treats civilian
- A Tenth Mountain Division dentist and assistant treat a man wearing civilian clothes, possibly a member of the Alpini, Italy's mountain troops. The patient sits with his head in a brace and the drill overhead as the dentist examines his teeth. The...
- Dentistry--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italian--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 20, 1909 July 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 28, 1910 July 9
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 36, 1910 September 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 21, 1911 May 20
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 24, 1911 June 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 30, 1911 July 22
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 49, 1911 December 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1911 February 18
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Whittier Neighborhood
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891]
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D.,...
- 1891
- Dick Washakie Son of Shoshone Chief
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of Dick Washakie, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a scarf around his neck and head, a hat, and a medal that commemorates his father's (Washakie) participation in the Battle of Little Bighorn pinned to his...
- Indians of North America--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--1920-1940.; Military decorations--1920-1940.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Family.; Washakie, Dick.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Don Goodman and Charlie McLane leading a ski-mountaineer class near Paradise, Washington
- Don Goodman from Idaho, second from the left, and Charlie McLane on the right lead one of the first ski-mountaineer classes in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) near Paradise Lodge, Washington. Behind them approximately fifteen...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1941 or 1942
- Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer near an igloo, at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Arctic explorer, Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson stands beside an igloo in a snowfield at Camp Hale, Colorado. He taught lessons in snow-craft to the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Igloos--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Septembeer, 1943
- Draft Copy of Cemetery to Conservatory
- Duryea Morton on the Atlantic Ocean
- Portrait of the photographer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him. Taken on the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was transporting Tenth Mountain Division troops back to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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.)
- 1943 March 4
- 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 29 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.)
- 1943 May 27
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- 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.)
- 1943 September 30
- Eleven skiers in "whites" ascending a slope
- Eleven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers wearing white camouflage uniforms or "whites" and brown knapsacks ascend a mountain slope during training, near Camp Hale, Colorado. Taken from a distance the photograph gives an indication of the the...
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- Eleven skitroopers
- Eleven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose on skis for a photograph with pine trees and snow covered mountains in the background. Fifth from left is Earl D. Cloud Jr. of the 85th Regiment, Company B. The men wear khaki pants and sweaters. Most...
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Cloud, Earl D.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Evacuation of injured student near Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing skis pull an injured student strapped to a sled across the snow, near Paradise, Washington.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Evacuation of student to medic van near Paradise, Washington
- An injured student lashed to a stretcher is lowered off a snowbank approximately six feet deep by a team of ten 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldiers into an ambulance. At the top of the image one soldier on skis stands in a deep...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Exhibits of work done by the various boy scout troops at Granada.
- Boy scout troop exhibits at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. A "Boy Scouts of America, Amache District" banner hangs above the exhibit, with a wooden sign "Troop 162" in front of it. A scout crest...
- World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Relocation camps--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1943 May 10
- Father Craft the hero of Wounded Knee Fight
- Seated portrait of Father Francis M. J. Craft, a Native American (Mohawk) missionary who accompanied troops to Wounded Knee on December 28, to reassure the Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, that they were safe. He was...
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Mohawk Indians.; Teton Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Field artillery observation crew
- Group portrait of eleven members of the field artillery observation crew attached to the Tenth Mountain Division in front of a plane at an airfield in Italy.
- Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Field Marshall Alexander
- British Field Marshall Alexander speaks to troops from the 3rd Battalion of the 87th Regiment. He stands on a grassy knoll, some officers behind him, including one wearing the Tenth Mountain Division patch who could possibly be General George P....
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War,...
- June 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]
- Filming in Sun Valley, Idaho for MGM training film
- A member of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol, an early training group for what would become the 10th Mountain Division, sits and ties his boot during the filming of a training film in Sun Valley, Idaho. Cameramen and reflectors are nearby.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- First Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, 1942, Paradise, Washington
- View of a group of skitroopers from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) in the first winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" with rifles standing at ease in a snow covered field in the mountains. Taken, according to the photographer,...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May] 1942
- Five skitroopers outside of the Jerome Hotel, Aspen, Colorado
- Five Tenth Mountain Division Skitroopers in uniform stand outside a small store at the Jerome Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. Anthony Dillon, far left, holds skis. Man on far right is identified as photographer Bill Southworth.
- Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Jerome Hotel (Aspen, Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- Fort Assinnaboine, troops & band in front of barracks
- View of soldiers in uniform and military band in front of brick barracks buildings at Fort Assinnaboine, Montana.
- Fort Assinnaboine (Mont.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Montana--1870-1890.; Military bands--1870-1890.; Military facilities--Montana--1870-1890.; Musical instruments--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1889]
- Fort Logan World War I
- A long line of troops, some in uniform, others in civilian clothes, march along a walkway next to the barracks, Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers. Some carry Army musette bags.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Troops march along a road at Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers. Some wear uniforms.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st.
- [1917 or 1918]