Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- British Columbia Fatal Mining Accidents : 1887, 1896-1942
- Index of the Fatal Mining Accidents occurring in British Columbia Canada in the years 1887, and 1896-1949. Information is arranged alphabetically and includes: the name of the victim, date of the accident, colliery/mine name (town), whether fatal...
- Mine accidents--British Columbia--Indexes.
- 2007
- Colorado State Assembly, Senate chambers
- Senators, who include Senator Casimiro Barela (right rear), pose in the Colorado State Assembly Senate Chamber in Denver, Colorado. Show men at their desks, boy pages and probably the President of the Senate who sits at an elevated desk.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Legislators.; Interiors.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1894?]
- 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
- César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver first César Chávez day celebration.
- View of a procession at the first annual César Chávez day celebration near the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Galapago Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Members of the César Chávez Peace and Justice of Denver...
- Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver.; Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice of Denver Committee (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; César Chávez Day (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Clothing & dress.;...
- 2002
- Members Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Cooperative
- Social activists pose at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Cooperative in Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Jeannie Rizza (boycott organizer from New York), William Watts (UFW staff member), unidentified youth, Yolanda Ortega...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Activists.; Rizza, Jeannie--Pictorial works.; Watts, William--Pictorial works.; Ortega, Yolanda--Pictorial works.; Wilzoch,...
- [1975]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1909 April 3
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Number 5, 1923 May
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 7 and 8, 1927 July-August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 1 and 2, 1931 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 8 and 8, 1929 July-August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 3 and 4, 1930 March-April
- Filming a movie in Steamboat Springs
- Actors and actresses, members of the cast of the movie "The Wolves of the Street" directed by Otis Thayer and produced by the Art-O-Graph Film Company, pose near the corner of 9th (Ninth) St. and Lincoln in Steamboat Springs (Elbert County),...
- Art-O-Graph Film Company--People--1910-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--American--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [1919]
- Portrait of three men
- Three men pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone fence prop. One man in a striped suit, bow tie, and hat rests his arm on a stone pillar. A watch chain and fob are attached to the vest of the man who wears a checked suit and hat, he rests...
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- A family poses for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and holds a toddler who stands on the chair next to him. A woman who wears a dress with a tight fitted bodice with puffy sleeves rests her hand on...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose on a rustic wooden bench near an ornate backdrop. The father sits on the bench, holds a baby on his lap and holds the arm of a young girl who stands nearby. His hair is messy and he wears a long...
- Families--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who stands and rests her hand on a stone fence prop. She is a large woman who wears a striped dress with a fitted bodice that buttons up the front. A hat decorated with feathers and flowers is on her head....
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Obesity--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose near an ornate back drop. The woman sits in a wicker chair and holds a baby on her lap. The child's light colored dress is trimmed with lace. A young boy who wears high button shoes and short pants...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a group of men
- Full length studio portrait of a group of men who pose near a backdrop. The men wear suits, vests, and neck ties. Two young men are seated and four others stand near them, some resting their hands on the shoulder's of the younger men. The men who...
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Portrait of a woman who wears a high collared dress decorated with a flourish of ribbon. Her hair is pulled back from her face. Shows the partial image of another woman who leans her head inward.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two women and a baby
- Studio portrait of two women and a baby. One woman sits in a chair and holds the baby while the other woman leans on the arm of the chair. The baby wears a light colored gown. The woman who leans against the chair holds a flower and wears a dark...
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of two children who stand on a stone block surrounded by a baluster and railing. The younger child who sits, wears a sleeveless dress with a horizontal design of lace and eyelets on the front. The older child stands and wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose amidst ornate studio props that include artificial grass and a stone wall. A bearded man wears a buttoned suit, boots and a vest. A woman holds a baby in a light colored dress. The woman wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of two women and a girl
- Full length studio portrait of two women and a young girl. The girl wears a light colored dress with an embroidered collar. The woman who sits in a chair wears a dark colored dress, ruffled bodice and parts her hair down the middle of her head. The...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who wear suits and hold bowler hats. One man sits on rock and wears a dark suit. The second man, who has a moustache, wears a light colored suit and places his hand on the other's knee. Both men part their...
- Friendship--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Group of girls wading in the South Platte two women accompany them
- Outdoor portrait of a group of girls who wade in the South Platte River near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. Women who wear dresses and elaborately decorated hats stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wading--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- 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]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Line drawings cartoons
- View of four cartoons that depict men in a general store, a cowboy with a man and older woman, a man on the street with a shovel who talks to a man in a top hat, and women who quarrel.
- Caricatures and cartoons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Vidal family
- Members of the Vidal family, seven women and one man, pose in front of a wood cabin on the set of a western movie. The women wear overalls and the man wears work pants and suspenders.
- Motion picture industry--1900-1910.; Westerns--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1902 August 2
- 2 boys on tricycle
- Studio portrait of two boys who pose on and near a tricycle. They wear knickers and hats.
- Bicycles & tricycles--1890-1910.; Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Two boys on tricycle
- Studio portrait of boys who pose on a tricycle. They wear knickers and hats.
- Bicycles & tricycles--1890-1910.; Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Industries construction crew at work at Alameda subway
- Workmen, who include Idaho and a boy, pose near a Nagle vertical center crank water pump in the bottom of an excavation pit at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Clayton Ryan, on horseback, is near Idaho.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Holes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Water...
- [1909]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of possibly the C.A. Fox family. The father wears a dark colored wool suit and sits in an upholstered chair with his arm around a baby who balances on the arm of the chair. His wife stands behind him with her hand resting on the...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man and a child
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly G.A. Bushnell, and his son. The man wears a dark colored wool suit and sits in an upholstered chair with his arm around the boy who wears short pants, ribbed stockings, high button boots, and a bow.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man and two women
- Studio portrait of two women and a man with their backs to the camera. The man, who sits between the two women, wears a straw hat and faces straight ahead. The faces of the two women are shown in profile. One woman wears a light colored print dress...
- Men--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa, Sioux
- A Native American (Sioux) man, girl, and boys stand and pose near a tepee. The man, identified as Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa, wears a military hat and jacket with a badge and stands beside a girl who wears a dress and boys who wear hats, shirts with...
- Dakota Indians--Structures--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- #313 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- A male employee of the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company fits a customer with a jacket as the man, who wears a hat, looks at himself in the mirror. Hundreds of boxes of shoes are stacked on shelves behind the mirror. Merchandise, including shirts, is...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Sales personnel--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Ute Indians at play posing
- Native American (Ute) men and a woman, Towee, and John (Jim) Taylor, aBlack man, pose outdoors, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; five unidentified Ute men, one on horseback who aims a shotgun, surround Jim Taylor,...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. In the foreground are young men, women and children leaning on a chain link fence. They wear a variety of headgear; one woman has a polka-dot knotted scarf hat, another wears a dress of a bold,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Brill, Marty.; Powe, Peggy.; Tabor, Flora.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Women weaving near Butlers trading post
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) women, a girl, and a baby sitting and standing outside of an adobe and wood building with a brush and wood porch, at Butlers trading post, possibly in New Mexico; one woman, who sits on a fringed blanket, weaves a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of dancing couples at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. Men wear their Marine uniforms and women wear fancy dress.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms.; Douse, Ken.; McCarthy, Imelda.
- August, 1939
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who take part in the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake members walk behind the Dance Rock as spectators sit and stand on pueblo buildings, the Dance Rock, and near the...
- 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
- W. E. Galverts lunch house & stage station near Boulder Falls, Boulder Canon
- View of a stage stop by North Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado; shows men, horses, a covered coach, a frame restaurant and stable. A woman is on the porch; a wagon carries a crate.
- Posthouses--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.; Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Horse teams--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1875 and 1890?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Native American Lakota Sioux including Red Cloud Oglala chief, wearing sunglasses, pose with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, and possibly John Y. Nelson, with beard, in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South...
- [1890]
- Capt. Browns Leadville company
- Capt Brown's Leadville Company, Deputy Army, poses outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Teller County, Colorado; they were brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894. The men hold rifles and wear hats. One man holds a U. S. flag. A...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Brown,...
- 1894
- The battle of Custer's last charge, 2 miles from Crow Agency, Montana
- View of the grave stones and the enclosed monument at the Little Big Horn Battlefield in Montana. Script on front of mat board reads: "The battle was fought June 25th, 1876. The cross marks the place General Custer fell. This battle was fought on...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Monuments.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Larimer Street
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows Larimer Street, horse and buggy traffic, businesses, storefronts, and signs: "Rocky Mountain Views," and "News Block."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [1866 and 1867?]
- Beecher Island monument at Beecher, Colo.
- View of a concrete obelisk marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, fought between U.S. troops and some 1,000 Native Americans (Cheyenne)in Yuma County, Colorado. The marker is surrounded by an iron fence. A U. S. flag flies from an...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1970]