Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Adams Hotel
- View of the Dutch Room in the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows wooden tables and wooden captain's chairs with leather seats and backs in the dining room. Beer steins sit on a plate rail above wooden paneling. A...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 Jan. 9
- Exterior details the Bosworth Chanute Bldg. Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows exterior wall details at the Bosworth Chanute Building Company building at 650 17th Street in the...
- Office buildings.; Bosworth Chanute Building Co. (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 January 1
- Boon brothers graves moved from site east of Salida, Colorado near airport brothers, killed in Lake County War.
- Gravestones in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, are incised with handshake and Masonic "square and dividers" symbols. They read: "David Boon died Jan. 23. 1875, aged 31 ys.10.m.13.d." and "Samuel C. Boon died Jan.24.1875. aged 30 yrs. 5...
- Boon, David--Tomb.; Boon, Samuel C.--Tomb.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Boon Bros. graves at Poncha Springs
- A man in bib overalls holds his hat over his heart and looks down on gravestones in Poncha Springs cemetery, Chaffee County, Colorado. The tombstones are incised with handshake and Masonic "square and dividers" symbols and read: "David Boon died...
- Boon, David--Tomb.; Boon, Samuel C.--Tomb.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a double gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, (Clear Creek County), Colorado; carved lambs are under arches; inscriptions read: "Andres Schauer born Aug. 10, 1879 died Jan. 9, 1880 - Baby," and "Maggie Schauer born May 11, 1882, died...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Barton House, built before Hotel-de-Paris
- Men and women pose in front or on the second-story balcony of the Barton House hotel in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men and women sit on burros, donkeys or horses. The clapboard sided hotel has a hip roof with dormer windows,...
- Barton House (Georgetown, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; People--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1879?]
- Ophir Loop Ames, Colo.
- View of Ophir Loop Bridge 45-A and 45-B of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows frame residences, the Silver Bell mill at the base of Yellow Mountain, the mine, and tailings.
- Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1910.; Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Girls' Dormitory, N. E. corner, North Cascade Ave. and Columbia St.
- View of Columbian Club (1882 women's dormitory), North Cascade Avenue and Columbia Street, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a frame spindle-style Victorian with a covered porch, gables, and bracketed eaves.
- Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dormitories--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [between 1882 and 1883]
- Girls' Dormitory, N. E. corner, North Cascade Ave. and Columbia St.
- View of Columbian Club (1882 women's dormitory), North Cascade Avenue and Columbia Street, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a frame spindle-style Victorian with covered porches, a bay window, gables, and bracketed eaves.
- Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [between 1882 and 1884]
- Breckenridge
- View of a cemetery plot in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows pedestal grave markers depicting girls asleep by tree stumps. Epitaphs read: "Eugenia L. Dau. of E. D. & L. Keller. July 6, 1893; Dec. 27, 1895," and, "Clara L. Dau. of E. D. &...
- Keller, Clara L., 1897-1899--Tomb.; Keller, Eugenia L., 1893-1895--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown, grocery store
- Interior view of a retail grocery store in the Hamill Block, Georgetown, Colorado. Two men in aprons, possibly the owners, pose with three boys in background. Store includes carcasses hanging on hooks, shelves stocked with canned goods, wooden...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- 1895?
- Breckenridge
- A gravestone in the cemetery in Breckenridge, Colorado, features a square stone atop the carved representation of a child, an upward projecting acanthus behind him, a carved scroll with one corner rolled up, and an inscription that reads: "Clara L....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Stained glass window
- Interior view of stained glass window in a Denver, Colorado Episcopal church. Writing reads: This Window is Placed in Here in Loving and Grateful Memory of Mrs. Ernest Frederick Smith of Oxford, England, Sometime of Denver, Colo. the Donor of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Stained glass--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Randolph, Daniel
- A photo of highway robber Daniel Randolph. He has wears a cap, suit jacket, vest, a bowtie and a dress shirt.
- Randolph, Daniel.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- 1902, Jan. 13
- Crow Dog and family at home, taken in hostile Indian camp, Jan. 16, '91, near Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Jerome Crow Dog poses with his family for a group portrait in front of a teepee. The group includes three women and a young girl in the back row, each wearing blankets wrapped around their shoulders, and four small children in the front row. Crow...
- Crow Dog, Jerome--Family--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Dog, Jerome.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891]
- What's left of Big Foot's band at hostile Indian camp, Jan. 16, '91
- A Native American man wearing a fur hat sits on a log in the right foreground next to a row of five Native American children also sitting on the log. The children have blankets wrapped around them. Four women, one older and three younger, stand...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Bond, F. W. & Ryan, John handcuffed together
- Criminal offenders, F. W. Bond and John Ryan stand handcuffed together in front of a stone building.
- Bond, F. W.; Ryan, John.; Criminals--1900-1910.; Handcuffs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Hunter Roy Carrol's work
- A girl, Leona Carrol, drapes a coyote pelt over her shoulder and folds two others over her arms; two dogs, Ted and Kelley, stand with her. Pelts hang from the wall of a screened-in porch.
- Coyote--Control--1920-1930.; Coyote hunting--1920-1930.; Dogs--1920-1930.; Hides & skins--1920-1930.; Carrol, Leona.
- 1925 Jan
- Bond, J. W.
- A photo of criminal J. W. Bond. His hands are folded in his lap and he wears a jacket that is too tight, vest, hat and tie. An unidentified man is off to the side.
- Bond, J. W.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Daisy Marie Carter gravestone
- View of the Daisy Marie Carter marble gravestone in the Idaho Springs Cemetery, Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The funerary monument depicts the scallops of a giant seashell that curve up over the carved baby who sleeps peacefully...
- Carter, Daisy Marie, 1896-1902--Tomb--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Carter, Daisy Marie, 1896-1902--Tomb--Pictorial works.; Sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.; Idaho...
- ca. 2002
- Gravestones, Augusta Tabor, Riverside Cemetery, Denver
- View of gravestones for August Tabor, block 7, lot 78, Riverside Cemetery, 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows grave markers and flower arrangements. A vertical, polished granite marker has a rough-faced...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Mount Logan
- View of Mount Logan oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Erosion cuts through rock strata.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Execution
- Framed lithograph shows two guards with a dog as they beat a prisoner in the World War II, Buchenwald concentration camp, Nazi Germany.
- Concentration camps--Germany--1940-1950.; Holocaust victims--Germany--1940-1950.; Buchenwald (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945.
- 1944
- Supplice (Torture)
- Framed lithograph shows a prisoner restrained in a shackle and chain at the World War II, Buchenwald concentration camp, Nazi Germany.
- Concentration camps--Germany--1940-1950.; Holocaust victims--Germany--1940-1950.; Buchenwald (Concentration camp); World War, 1939-1945.
- 1944
- Nevada City
- View of a gravestone in the Nevada City, (Nevadaville) cemetery, Gilpin County, Colorado, features an arched top, a relief of a broken rose and an epitaph: "James, Son of J. & M. Sorenson. Died Jan. ?, 1882. Aged 1 Mo. ??"
- Sorenson, James--Tomb.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown
- A gravestone in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery depicts leaves and reads: "Sarah H. Dau. of W. M. & S. B. Robertson. Born Jan. 3, 1866. Died Apr. 29, 1881."
- Robertson, Sarah H., 1866-1881--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown
- A gravestone in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery has a plaque: "In memory of my dear wife," and inscription: "Jane, wife of Isaac ?regay. Died Jan. 22, 1879," topped by a bas-relief of a handshake.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown
- A gravestone in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery has the image of an angel and inscription: "Lillie, daughter of T. F. & Delia Grove. Died Jan. 22, 1880."
- Grove, Lillie, d. 1880--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown
- An obelisk gravestone in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery has a carved, tasseled curtain and reads: "E. Tindall Apr. 9. 1810. Died Jan. 20. 1882," and "Father Tindall."
- Tindall, E., 1810-1882--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Caribou
- Iron fence surrounds a grave at the Caribou, Boulder County, Colorado, cemetery. The gravestone is an ornate cross and reads: "Margaret. Ed F. ?erkins. Died Jan. 3, 1879. Aged ?3 Years."
- Caribou (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Caribou--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Caribou--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Building being constructed is Bell Terrace, corner 14th Ave. & S. 14th St.
- Children pose with a dog on a lumber pile at a construction site, on the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) Ave. & South 14th St. (14th Avenue and Bannock Street) in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Black laborer, partially built stone and brick house, and row...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Leonard & Ella Knapp
- Leonard and Ella Knapp visit the final resting places of Jairus and Harriet Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Spouses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Ella.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.; Knapp, Leonard.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Probably Leonard's parents
- View of two gravestones that likely belong to the parents of Leonard Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Julia, on far right, and her parents, Ella & Leonard K. Knapp
- Leonard, Ella, and Julia Knapp visit the final resting places of Jairus and Harriet Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Spouses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Ella.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.; Knapp, Leonard.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. The gravestone is rounded on the top, with two carved clasped hands within the curve, and scalloped sides that have been damaged. Carved on the stone are...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Boulder
- View of a gravemarker in a cemetery in Boulder, Colorado; shows a simple marker, with an arched top over a raised columbine flower; inscription reads: "Jessie, Dau. of J. A. & S. A. Kelley, Died Jan. 15, 1884. Aged 6 Ys. 1 Mo"; other stones and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in a cemetery in Boulder, Colorado; shows a cut stone with a gable, raised decoration, and an inscription: "Civilla N., daughter of J. H. & M. J. Fishback. Died Jan. 20. 1888. Aged 20 Y'rs. 10 M's. 25 D's."; lower stone:...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Cahone
- View of a gravestone in Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado; features a stone shaped in the form of an elaborate cross, with a carved quatrefoil in the center and a base; under three carved interlocking circles is carved: "Margaret, Wife of Ed. F....
- Cahone (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Cahone--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966?]
- Bald Mountain - near Nevadaville
- An arched gravestone at the cemetery in Bald Mountain, Colorado, features a raised representation of two lambs lying down, and an inscription that reads: "They are Gone but not Forgotten. John Henry Born Oct 16, 1877. Age 2 Yrs. & 15 Ds. Richard...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Bald Mountain--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Nederland, Colorado
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Nederland, Colorado, features a curvilinear arch, a raised image of two hands holding each other, and an inscription that reads: "Marian C. Beloved Wife of W. M. DeBerard. and Daughter of J. W. & M. A. Hetzer. Died...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nederland--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Residence in Leadville, Colorado
- View of dilapidated wood frame structure at 41 A 7th Street, Leadville, Colorado shows a false front building with boarded up and broken windows and holes in the clapboard siding. A barn with a tall gate aside of it is on the left and additional...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Biography. Cody, W.F. Portraits 1900 (prints)
- supplied the Kansas Pacific Railroad with buffalo. He later toured the United States and Europe with "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." He died Jan. 10, 1917 at the home of his sister, May Cody Decker, in Denver, Colorado. He is buried on Lookout...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Parsons, Mark.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Colo.
- Color postcard of a soldier standing at attention at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died Jan. 10, 1917, in Denver. The inscription on the grave...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Grave, Wildcat Point, Colo.
- Color postcard of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A small oval depicting a bust portrait of Cody is in the upper left corner of postcard. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Dr. Everett DeGolyer, speaker at dedication
- Copy of an original Underwood and Underwood seated portrait of Dr. Everett DeGolyer, professor at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; he wears a gown and hood and holds a rolled book.
- Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; DeGolyer, Everett.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Plan of second floor the Colorado B'ld'g. & Inv. Co
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a plan for the Colorado Building and Investment Company (Colorado National Bank Building) at the...
- Banks.; Colorado Building and Investment Company (Denver, Colo.); Colorado National Bank Building (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 January 15
- Miscellaneous details the Colorado B'ld'g. & Inv. Co
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows sections of entrance areas, and plans for desks and lanterns for the Colorado Building and Investment...
- Banks.; Desks.; Entrance halls.; Lanterns.; Loggias.; Toilets.; Colorado Building and Investment Company (Denver, Colo.); Colorado National Bank Building (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 January 15
- [Elevations and] plan for elevator lobby the Bosworth Chanute Blg. Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows elevations and plans for a lobby at the Bosworth Chanute Building Company building at 650 17th Street...
- Lobbies.; Office buildings.; Bosworth Chanute Building Co. (Denver, Colo.); Central business district--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 January 1
- Seventeenth Street elevation the Bosworth Chanute Blg. Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a street elevation at the Bosworth Chanute Building Company building at 650 17th Street in the...
- Office buildings.; Bosworth Chanute Building Co. (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 January 1
- Side elevation
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a residence in Evergreen, Colorado. The house was commissioned by J.A....
- Ferguson, John Albert--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Evergreen (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1905 January 20