Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Byers Home for Boys
- The boys of the Working Boys Home and School (later the Byers Home for Boys) pose with their patron, Elizabeth Minerva Byers, and the school superintendent in the back yard of their home at 11th (Eleventh) and Bannock streets in the Civic Center...
- Working Boys Home and School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth M.
- 1895
- Graham School for Boys, Denver
- A group of young boys in football uniforms pose on the steps of the Graham School for Boys in Denver, Colorado. Some boys hold leather football helmets and pads. One boy holds a football with the year "1907" lettered on it. A man in a suit and tie...
- Graham School for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 11 and 12, 1927 November-December
- Beaver ditch
- Three boys examine the contents of St. Louis Creek, which runs along a two-track road near Fraser, Colorado. The boys are guests at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Punch and Judy, ready to take their boy mounts into the "wild and wooly west"
- Three young boys and a dog pose at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two of the boys are mounted on horses, identified as Punch and Judy.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 20, 1914 July 25
- The ranch house and barn
- Two boys and three men are at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. One of the boys is on horseback, the other is standing next to his horse. The three men are on the open front porch of a two-story log home. A log barn in the...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1941]
- The crop that's never scarce in Utah
- Photomontage of faces of children, babies, boys and girls.
- Boys--1860-1890.; Girls--1860-1890.; Infants--1860-1890.; Mormons--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Boys in front of classroom of Denver Boy[s Club]
- Young members of the Denver Boys Club stand in front of their building at 1329 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. They wear short pants, jackets, and flat caps. A sign above the door reads: "Denver Boys Club. 1329 Fifteenth Street. An...
- Denver Boys Club (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- Boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys laugh and smile as they pose in front of a cabin at their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. One boy sits on a burro. A woman in a cloche hat...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- Boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys stand in front of a cabin at their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. One boy sits on a donkey. The donkey wears a flat cap. An automobile is...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- Teller School animal project
- Photograph of a class animal project at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two boys in the far left of the photograph work on building a cage out of wood for their animal. To their right is a girl holding the head of a lion and a boy...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Animals.;
- 1937
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- 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
- West High School motion picture project set up
- Photograph taken while two unidentified boys set up lights for part of Denver's West High School's motion picture project entitled "How to Find a Job in Denver". The two boys stand on a table adjusting lights while two other boys sit at a desk...
- Motion Pictures.; West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Hoffman Heights Fire Engine
- Black and white print of man and two young boys standing by fire engine in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Man on right side identified as George Wortham of 11th and Tucson. Two boys identified as Kirk and Reggie. Both boys wearing jackets,...
- Fire engines--Colorado--Aurora.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- Exhibition boxing match
- James A. Maestas (Jimmie) and three unidentified boys pose at a boxing exhibition for U.S. Military personnel at Lowry Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. The boys wear boxing trunks and gloves. A balding man and a man in a kilt, sporin, coat and...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boxing.; Boys.; Bagpipes.; Soldiers.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1943?]
- Boys at play - baseball
- Shows a group of boys at play in a dirt field. Some of the boys stand in dug outs or trenches. Other boys stand around and talk amongst each other. One boy holds a baseball bat, and another boy, a catcher, is behind him. This is possibly a game of...
- Baseball--1890-1900.; Boys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Juvenile Court - boys sent to Ft. Lupton beet fields
- Composite of two photographs shows boys at Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado, working in beet fields and standing in a canvas tent.
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Juvenile Court - boys in beet fields at Ft. Lupton
- Composite of two photographs shows boys at Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado, working in beet fields and posing by a canvas tent. They hold hoes and wear bib overalls and hats; men look on.
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Native American boys and girls
- A group of Native American (Plains) boys, girls, and teenagers pose outdoors near a brick building. The girls wear dresses and braided hair. The boys wear suits. Some boys have short hair, others wear wide-brimmed hats.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Boys--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Girls--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Teenagers--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Byers Home for Boys
- Men and boys stand on the front porch of the E. M. Byers Home for Boys at 64 West Alameda in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a square Italianate style brick two-story residence with a flat roof, dentils, and arched windows. Signs...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1905?]
- Byers Home for Boys
- Boys and a male teacher sit in the reading room of the Byers Home for Boys in Denver, Colorado. Shows a carpeted room with bookcases. A frame on a bookcase holds portraits of William Byers and Elizabeth Byers. Boys sit in rocking chairs and on a...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Reading...
- [between 1903 and 1915?]
- Byers Home for Boys, summer camp
- A woman in an overcoat and felt slouch hat sits on the bed of a truck and is surrounded by boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys at their summer camp at Conifer in Jefferson County, Colorado. The boys wear hats, overalls, and sweaters; a man...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Conifer (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Barns--Colorado--Conifer--1920-1930.; Orphans--Colorado--Conifer--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Conifer--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Conifer--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Navajoe boys and squaw
- Two Native American (Navajo) boys and a young woman pose in front of an adobe building at old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. The boys hold bows and arrows and wear moccasins. The woman wears a bil and a woven blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Fort Defiance (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Boys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--Fort...
- 1873
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 19, 1913 July 12
- St. John's Church, Hampton
- Group portrait of Native American men, teenagers, boys, and the Reverend Gravatt (?) in front of a church identified as Saint John's Church. The boys and teenagers are dressed in suits and sit and stand on the lawn in front of the church. The...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Churches--1880-1900.; Clergy--1880-1900.; Teenagers--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Manual High. Teachers' baseball team and boys in costume
- Men in baseball uniforms sit in front of boys in clown costumes in the schoolyard at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ballplayers wear soft caps, white...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Byers Peak
- A man, identified as the Director of the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, sits atop his horse, Judy. Byers Peak, near Fraser, Colorado, is in the background.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The Lariat Trail
- A dirt road has been cut into a mountain side on the way to the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two cars are parked near one of many hair-pin curves in the road.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930]
- Longs Peak
- The sheer face of the Diamond on Longs Peak, and Chasm Lake, are the backdrop for an individual hiker who stands on a rock on the shore of the lake. The area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Chasm Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hiking--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Monarch Lake
- Canoes float on Monarch Lake, an area used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Monarch Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Canoes--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Idaho Springs 1900s
- The view looking north, in downtown Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows two young boys standing next to a burro which has a saddle blanket and an equipment harness on its back. The boys are dressed in suits and ties; one wears a flat cap, the other...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- Boys on Santa's lap J.B. Obering, 1050 Humboldt, Denver.
- Two boys sit on the lap of J. B. Obering dressed as Santa Claus. The boys are dressed in one piece pajamas and wear slippers. Santa Claus wears a hat trimmed with fake fur and has on a fake beard. The boys, one with missing front teeth, hold toys....
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Hobby horses.; Toys.; Obering, Joseph B.; Santa Claus.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Valverde School kindergarten boys with toy trucks
- Photograph of some kindergarten boys from Valverde Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. The boys stand in a row. In front of them are some hand made toy trucks that they had made.
- Kindergartens.; Valverde School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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 December 9
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Our Lady of Victory Mission
- Boys and girls pose for their first communion portrait in front of Our Lady of Victory Mission, a small chapel located at 12th Avenue and Umatilla Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The girls wear white dresses, most of the...
- Our Lady of Victory Mission (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acolytes.; Children.; Our Lady of Victory Mission (Denver,...
- [1942]
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Boys
- Studio portrait of boys in knee pants, high button shoes, or a sailor jersey.
- Boys--1920-1930.
- 1920, November 27
- 3rd grade at Central, 1941, Miss Borego
- In Miss Borego's third grade classroom, number 202, at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks reading books. One boy reads "Sails, Wheels, and Wings." A blackboard has a scene of wisemen and their camels,...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Borego, Miss.
- [1941]
- Students at High School
- Schoolchildren pose in two rows in front of the Basalt schoolhouse in Basalt, Colorado. Ten boys and girls sit on a bench; older boys and girls stand in a back row. A man in a dark suit and a bow tie stands in the background. The girls wear...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Firemen, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a firemen's Fourth of July parade float in Georgetown, Colorado. Twelve boys in overalls and caps stand holding a rope attached to the hose cart, where two other boys sit; the cart is decorated with stars-and-stripes bunting. Two firemen,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Boy Scouts baseball team
- A group of African American (Black) Men, women, and boys pose in front of the T.S. Williams Rental Agency probably in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Some of the boys are dressed in baseball uniforms, others are dressed in...
- Boy Scouts of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Sports--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Youth...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Boy Scouts baseball team
- A group of African American (Black) Men, women, and boys pose in front of the T.S. Williams Rental Agency probably in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Some of the boys are dressed in baseball uniforms, others are dressed in...
- Boy Scouts of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Graham School for Boys
- A group of young boys in football uniforms pose near a studio backdrop in Denver, Colorado. A pile of leather helmets sit on the ground in front of the group. Some boys wear sweaters with the letter "G" attached. A boy holds a football with...
- Graham School for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Manual High wood shop.
- Boys and one girl stand at lathes and workbenches in a wood shop at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a classroom with brick walls and exposed ductwork....
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lathes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1915?]