Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- The three witnesses to the divinity and authenticity of the Book of Mormon
- Photomontage of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris; ornate border has symbols including a locomotive, harp, alembic, trident, ship, caduceus, scribe, mortarboard, lion, book, keys, moose, crown, swords, acorns, and angels. Printed...
- Mormons--1880-1890.; Cowdery, Oliver.; Harris, Martin (1783-1875); Whitmer, David (1805-1888)
- 1886
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver Public Library, Carnegie...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1956, September 14
- Greetings From Burma
- Inset text reads: "Merry Christmas Greetings This jolly card I send you, To greet this festive day, To wish you perfect gladness In the age old Christmas Way, May every hour be joyful Yet filled with peace and rest. A day that's well remembered for...
- Circa 1956
- Passenger Depot, Greeley, Colo.
- View of a depot in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The stone building has a gabled roof with wide, bracketed eaves and arched windows. A sign on the tile roof reads: "Union Pacific and Colorado Southern Passenger Station," and another sign reads:...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- 1924 January 27
- Whatta Game!
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado, to listen to a baseball game. An electric scoreboard is above storefronts on a balcony on the Denver Post building; canopy reads: "Post." Business...
- Denver Post--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1935 October 3
- Dakota Territory-Sitting Bull Indians crossing the Yellowstone River, near Fort Keogh, to surrender to General Miles
- Sitting Bull and his Native American Sioux band on horseback cross the Yellowstone River, near Fort Keogh, to surrender to General Miles.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Surrenders--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Brighton pioneers
- These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1891]
- Group of Indian boys, from Dakota territory, taken after about fifteen month's residence at Hampton, Virginia. They have since returned home.
- Group portrait of Native American (Dakota) men dressed in suits, some hold books and others hold hats, Hampton Virginia. Identification reads: "Beginning at your left, rear row: White Breast: returned home August, 1880. U-har-ke-um-pa: returned...
- Dakota Indians--Virginia--Hampton--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Virginia--Hampton--1870-1880.; Hampton (Va.)--1870-1880.
- March, 1880
- Memorial Church, Stanford University
- "We must not desire all to begin by perfection. It matters little how we begin provided we be resolved to go on well and end well". The inscription under the center windows reads "Earth grants joys that are great; but transplant those joys to...
- Stanford University--1900-1910.; Churches--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Stanford Memorial Church (Palo Alto, Calif.)
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Hallmark 50X589-3
- Inset text reads: "You've done so many things, Sweetheart, To make my dreams come true, So much that makes me realize There's no one else like you, So much to bring me happiness, That no one else could be The perfect Wife and Sweetheart too, That...
- Circa 1943
- Denver Red Light district "Blue Row"
- A man looks at a brick wall in Denver, Colorado, with gauge arch windows and bricked in door openings, purported to be "Blue Row," an early prostitution section of the city.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1944 August 1
- No. 77 Beaver Brook
- Beaver Brook pavilion in Beaver Brook, Colorado (Jefferson County), a polygon-shaped, open building with roof and a long center pole, is built on hills overlooking the train depot and a water tank. Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks circle the...
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- An unidentified Mexican sugar beet worker, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sits in a railroad car and smokes a cigarette. He wears a leather jacket and a straw hat and is partially covered...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sit in a railroad car. Shows men of many ages and racks full of their possessions.
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, look out the window of a passenger train. The three men wear hats and have mustaches. Graffiti chalked on the train under the...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Unidentified Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, pose near a railroad train at an unidentified railroad station. Many of the men wear straw hats.
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Medicine tepee
- An old Native American woman (Dakota) sits in front three tepees by an animal skin staked for tanning, probably the Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tanning--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tipis--Dakota...
- 1882?
- Golden City
- An early view east over Golden, (Colorado Territorial Capital 1862-1867) Jefferson County, includes scattered wood frame residences and sheds, false front businesses, corrals, and a two-story brick block. Original description printed on back of...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.
- [between 1862 and 1867]
- 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]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the First National Bank building, Continental Oil Company Building, Trinity Methodist Church, Brown Palace Hotel, Continental Hotel, Mile High Center, Petroleum Building,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- High School, Eagle, Colo.
- The newly-completed high school in Eagle, Colorado, is a two- story brick building by John J. Huddard, architect and engineer; textured decorative panels are between the first- and second-story double-hung windows, stairs lead to the central...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Eagle--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Odd Fellows House at Central City
- On the wall above an open door in Central City, Colorado, is the statement "We seek the Widows gushing tears, We seek to calm the trembling Orphan's fears, We seek to raise Humanity above The ills of life by ministries of Love; And when the talk is...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Lodge No. 2 (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Sadie Rhoads, wrapping a blanket around a female friend
- Shows the Rhoads family and others on a camping trip. Sadie Rhoads seated, to the left, wraps a blanket around a female friend. The little girl with the hat is Harry's daughter "Mitzi".
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt talking to a supporter
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt leans out of his touring car, during his campaign visit to Denver in 1936, to talk with a supporter. Four other men stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Firemans Day
- Crowds cover the sidewalks and people hang out of the windows of the buildings of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, to watch the fireman's races. Many of the spectators wear hats and wave American flags. A large striped arch stretches...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crowds--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cahone
- View of a gravestone in Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado; shows a vertical stone with a rounded top and a relief of a flying bird holding a flower in a recessed circular area near the top; carved on the stone: " Farewell, Sarah Collins, Wife of...
- Cahone (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Cahone--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966?]
- Georgetown
- Southeast view of Georgetown, Colorado toward, the road to Green Lake, to the left of Leavenworth Mountain. Visible landmarks include the Clear Creek County Courthouse, a white wood construction building with a false front with "Clear Creek Court...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1980.
- [between 1930 and 1976?]
- Ludlow strike Federal troops unloading at Ludlow, Colorado.
- Members of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, that include Homer Lockett, stand near the railroad depot in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- May 4, 1914
- Pony Express Riders
- Uniformed Boy Scouts of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, pose with bicycles; some equipped with horns and lamps. Men in cowboy hats, shirts and bandanas are with them; Governor Ralph L. Carr, in a suit and white Homburg hat, holds a scarf. The...
- Boy Scouts of America--1930-1940.; Brush (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Brush--1930-1940.
- June 29, 1939
- Ophir City, Nevada, east canon
- View of log cabins and timber buildings in a canyon at Ophir City (Washoe County), Nevada. Buildings have shingle, straw or hay roofs. A building has stone chimneys, stone walls are between houses. Shows commercial buildings and possibly Murphy...
- Ophir City (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Mining--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Idaho Springs, fire department
- Ten members of the Idaho Springs Fire Department, in Idaho Springs, Colorado, are attached to harnesses, and pose as though pulling their equipment wagon, which trails behind. Five other men stand, with arms crossed, to the side of the wagon. A...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890- 1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Aspen, Colorado in 1967
- View of west side of Aspen, Colorado, including the Big Tent, Aspen High School, and Seminar Building. Scene includes houses and trees in the background at the foot of Aspen Mountain, outline of the former Aspen racetrack, an access road through...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tents--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Re-opening of Opera House, Central City, 1932
- The billboard for the 1932 play festival season is posted outside of the Central City, Colorado, Opera House. It is attached to the granite wall, to the left of the arched entrance, and beneath a sconce. The billboard reads "The Central City Opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Monarch Br. diesel & rail train.
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company standard gauge diesel #111 stops with idler cars filled with rails, and a caboose, during the conversion of the Monarch Branch from narrow to standard gauge, near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.
- 1956 September 29
- José Ramos Valdez
- José Ramos Valdez, an elderly Hispanic American, former postmaster of San Luis and owner of the Heraldo newspaper stands by a chair in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He is balding, has a...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valdez, José Ramos--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older...
- [1950]
- Mack Colorado, Uintah houses
- View from the water tank over Mack, Mesa County, Colorado. A company town named for John Mack, president of Barber Asphalt Paving company and the Uintah Railway Company. Two houses, the Uintah Railway office building and the Uintah Hotel show on...
- Mack (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Gates Rubber Co. maypole May Day celebration
- At the Gates Rubber Company's May Day celebration, several women in matching costumes, with headbands and ballet shoes, hold long ribbons attached to a Maypole. The May Day queen sits on a stage with a crown and a bouquet of flowers; John Gates...
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; May poles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, John.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pocahontas saves the live of Captain Smith
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed by James Reeve, shows Pocahontas, pleading with her father Powhatan, to spare the life of Captain John Smith. Other Native Americans (Powhatans) prepare to strike lethal blows with clubs, bow and arrows, and...
- Indians of North America--1600-1620.; Powhatan Indians--1600-1620.; Pocahontas, d. 1617.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.; Smith, John, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- The Morter
- View of the 13 inch seacoast mortar donated, to the city of Denver, Colorado, by the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate the Colorado volunteer armed forces who fought in the Civil War. The cannon was placed in City Park in 1898.
- Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming--Commemoration.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Monuments &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Chief Red Cloud and his wife in later years
- Standing outdoor portrait of Chief Red Cloud, (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Sioux (Lakota or Teton group, Oglala band) and his wife. Red Cloud led his people in the Fetterman fight and was a great negotiator and diplomat. He wears...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Teton Indians--1880-1900.; Aged persons--1880-1900.; Spouses--1880-1900.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Troops of the 11th U.S. Cavalry enroute to Trinidad
- Members of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, pose in a train car en route to Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after the Ludlow Massacre at the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- May 2-6, 1914
- Enroute to Trinidad
- Members of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, pose in a train car en route to Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after the Ludlow Massacre at the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- May 2-6 1914
- The first casualty of World War II evacuated by a tramway arrives at the end of his four-minute journey.
- Medics and soldiers move towards a dead man on a stretcher hanging from a small temporary aerial tramway built by the members of the 126th Mountain Engineers at Riva Ridge in Bologna Province, Italy. The medics wear helmets with crosses painted on...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Casualties--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province); Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Dead persons--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- 1945 February 21
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Covered Hopper No. 18387
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Covered Hopper No. 18387 is a representative example of a type of railroad rolling stock designed specifically to transport dry powdered materials, such as grain and cement. The 1949 car dates to a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 2001 March
- Hopi Snake Dance
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to a corkboard, a photographer and other onlookers, both tourists and Native Americans (Hopi), line the walls and roofs and stand on the Dance Rock at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, to watch the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Walpi, Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man wearing a mustache and a confederate uniform twirls a woman in a satin gown. Other women wearing gowns, ribbons and corsages look on. Many people are in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View across the landscaped southern lawn with stepped embankments, to the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows boys with bows and arrows and the five-story stone structure with dormers, covered porches and balconies,...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Distant view of Cliff Palace from near Sun Temple on opposite side of cliff canon, in Mesa Verde National Park
- View from Sun Temple, across Cliff Canyon, to Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. The 13th century pueblo culture's masonry dwellings were built under a sandstone cliff overhang on Chapin Mesa and...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Chapin Mesa (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1920 or 1921