Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Conejos, shrine of Catholic church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, oldest church structure in Colorado
- View of the grotto dedicated 1954, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Conejos County, San Luis Valley, Colorado; features a statue of the patron saint adorned with fresh flowers in a rock and concrete alcove covered with vines; female figure...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--Facilities--1960-1970.; Conejos (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Saints--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.; Shrines--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Conejos, Colorado
- Exterior view of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos, Conejos County, Colorado; features brick construction, twin towers, curvilinear parapet, arched doorways and windows, and a upper alcove with a statue of the patron saint.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Conejos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Greeley, Our Lady of Peace, 306 14th Ave.
- View of the one-story, clapboard, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, includes the front gable, a porch with bell-shaped roof, spindles along the porch frieze, chimneys, and a wrought-iron fence enclosing the...
- Our Lady of Peace (Greeley, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1924]
- Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Several men sit on a stone wall in front of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Some of the men stand near the wall. A dog lies at their feet. Several graves are in the small fenced churchyard. A large cross depicting...
- Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (Las Vegas, N.M.)--1900- 1910.; Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Denver Star
- Bathtub Madonna
- View of a partially buried bathtub that frames a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe (a lawn shrine) in the front yard of a one-story Queen Anne house located at 3122 Gilpin Street in the Whittier neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A two story Queen Anne...
- Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Mexican American folk art--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Household shrines--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Guadalupe, Our Lady of--Pictorial works.; Whittier (Denver,...
- 2011
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 7 and 8, 1928 July-August
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of frame and brick buildings and houses in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows the brick Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with arched windows and a spire with a cross finial, and the two story Saint Joseph's hospital with a...
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Georgetown, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1914?]
- Settlement near the Lady Belle Mine, near Eagle, Colorado
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; canvas tents, frame sheds, and a storefront surround a meadow. People are by horses and a car.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad train, Georgetown, Colo.
- Boys stand near the tracks as a Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf railroad train travels past Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The consist includes a baggage car, passenger cars and an observation car,...
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Georgetown, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Vernal Falls from Lady Franklin Rock
- View of Vernal Fall on the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California. A man stands on a log near rapids.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Vernal Fall (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Rapids--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Carmelo parade
- Women participate in a parade in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Denver, Colorado. They carry banners and flags and wear sashes, one of which reads: "President". Automobiles line the street.
- Italian Americans--Spiritual life--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mount Carmel, Our Lady of.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Religious processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Taos, New Mexico church
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Taos, New Mexico; an adobe church with a pitched roof, large wood bell tower with shudders, double front doors with an archway, wheel window and small arch window, large cross in walled courtyard reads: "Recuerdro de...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (Taos, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Children--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Women--New...
- [1906?]
- Long's Peak, Estes Park
- Longs Peak, flanked by Mount Meeker and Mount Lady Washington, Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder and Larimer Counties, Colorado; shows pines, dirt road, and valley.
- Lady Washington, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Lady Barber
- View of a barber shop on 4th (Fourth) Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows women posing by a house with stripes and window letters: "Lady Barber Haircutting Shaving."
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Mt. Carmel
- View of the altar at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Denver, Colorado. Statues that include Jesus Christ and The Virgin Mary are in niches above the altar.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Altars--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978 October
- Mt. Carmel
- View of a statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ as a baby at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Denver, Colorado. The statue is in a niche.
- Jesus Christ--Statues.; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Statues.; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- 1978 October
- Mt. Carmel
- Interior view of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 3549 Navajo Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The arched windows are framed by light bulbs.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978 October
- Mt. Carmel
- View of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 3549 Navajo Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has domed bell towers and circular windows.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978 October
- St. Anthony's Feast Mt. Carmel Catholic Church 3549 Navajo St.
- View of a parade for the Feast of Saint Anthony's Day near Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 3549 Navajo Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A priest walks near the head of the parade followed by a group of men and a statue of...
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Religious processions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1967 June 17
- Catholic Ch. of the Presentation W. 7th Ave & Knox Ct.
- View of the Presentation of Our Lady Church at 7th Avenue and Knox Court in the Villa Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick church has a steeple topped with a cross. An automobile is parked nearby.
- Presentation of Our Lady Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Villa Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1923]
- Mt. Carmel
- View of an arched doorway at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 3549 Navajo Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has decorative trim and octagonal light fixtures.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978 October
- Conejos, Colorado Catholic church
- Side view of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado, shows parishioners congregating in the front; church features adobe construction with brick trim, bell tower with a ladder hung on it, a cross on gable apex...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Conejos (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1910-1920.
- 1911 September 9
- Conejos, Colorado Catholic church
- Facade of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado, shows women and young girls in white dresses and veils and parishioners gathered outside the entrance (possibly for First Communion); church features adobe...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Conejos (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1910-1920.; Communion--Colorado--Conejos--1910-1920.
- 1911 September 9
- Conejos, Colorado
- View of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado; shows (possibly) a First Communion procession of women and girls in white gowns and veils, altar boys and parishioners; church features adobe construction, twin...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Conejos (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1870-1890.; Communion--Colorado--Conejos--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1890]
- Conejos, Colorado Catholic church
- Facade of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado; shows the parishioners gathered outside the entrance; church features adobe construction with brick trim, twin bell towers, a cross on gable apex, and an alcove...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Conejos (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1910-1920.
- 1911 September 9
- Conejos, Colorado
- View of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the County Courthouse in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado; the church features brick construction, twin towers with aluminum domes, and arched windows. The Courthouse has intersecting gables and a...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Conejos (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1940-1960.; Courthouses--Colorado--Conejos--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Marie
- Marie (also known as "Old Lady Grizzly Bear"), a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses in front of a wood structure on the reservation. She holds a long, ceremonial pipe in her left hand. She wears her...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Old Lady Grizzly Bear.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Lady of the Lake Cottage, Grand Lake
- View north from the west outlet towards Lady of the Lake Cottage on the distant shoreline of Grand Lake, Colorado shows a pine tree shrouded shoreline and summer cottages owned by Chris Youngs, with a heavily forested ridge in the background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Oldest church in Colorado
- View of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado; the adobe building has twin bell towers, round and pointed arches, and a niche with a statue.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Conejos (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1910-1920.
- 1916 August 30
- Larimer - Estes Park Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church
- Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Estes Park, Colorado, is a stone building with a frontal gable patterned with rounded vertical forms, possibly logs or masonry. A double door within a stone arch and three leaded windows are on the gable...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Estes Park--1980-1990.
- 1987
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Western History Subject Index
- Moon, Catherine Grattan (Lawder) Lady
- Denver Public Library 1929 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1929. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 1995 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1995.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1996
- Huskie Highlights: 1938
- Yearbook for Douglas County High School, located in Castle Rock, Colorado, for the year 1938.
- Douglas County High School (Douglas County, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1938
- Colorado directory of mines : Containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Arranged alphabetically by counties.
- State wide directory containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Information within the the document is arranged alphabetically by mine name.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1879
- Father José Lara
- Father José Lara stands outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1209 West 36th Avenue, in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He holds his arms outstretched to display the UFW Aztec eagle on his vestments. Young men and women leave the...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Vestments.; Lara, José, Father--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1971]
- UFW Grape boycott march
- Father Marshall Gourley, followed by Mike Wilzoch, marches past a vineyard near Fresno, California. The grape boycott demonstration was held in conjunction with the 1975 United Farm Workers of American Convention in Fresno. An unidentified man...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fresno (Calif.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Grapes.; Priests.; Gourley, Marshall, Father--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975]
- UFW rally, Center, Colo.
- United Farm Workers of America members and supporters hold a rally for the lettuce workers who are on strike against the Finerman Company in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. Men, an African American and a Hispanic American, stand on a stage and...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; African Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Strikes.; Agricultural laborers.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.;...
- [1971?]
- Sofia Garcia, Cesar Chavez Peace March, Denver
- A young girl, Sofia Garcia, the daughter of Jim and Gloria Padilla de Garcia, carries a banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe and marches in the 2010 annual Cesar Chavez Peace March on Cesar Chavez Day in Denver, Colorado. Young men and women march...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Cesar Chavez Day--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parades & processions.; Civil rights demonstrations.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Anniversaries, etc.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--2000-2010.;...
- [2010 March 31]
- Father Pat Valdez
- Portrait of Father Patrick (Pat) Valdez. The long time pastor of the Sangre de Cristo Catholic Church in San Luis, Colorado, was instrumental in commissioning San Luis' Stations of the Cross from Huberto Maestas. He is a member of the Theatine...
- Theatines--People--1990-2000.; Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--People--1990-2000.; San Luis (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Priests.; Valdez, Patrick, Father--Pictorial works.; Theatines--Pictorial works.; Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis,...
- 1994
- Escuela de Guadalupe
- View of the Catholic Escuela de Guadalupe, 3401 Pecos Street in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story, red brick building with a fence along the sidewalk with banners that read: "Escuela de Guadalupe." In front of the fence...
- Escuela de Guadalupe (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Church schools.; Murals.; Escuela de Guadalupe (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2010
- 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
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 3 and 4, 1928 March-April
- Main & Fourth St. Grand Junction, Colo.
- Panoramic view of buildings in downtown Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado, and the intersection of Main Street and 4th (Fourth) Street. People, a street car, automobiles, and horse-drawn wagons are in the street. Women with dresses and hats,...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1906?]
- Georgetown, looking south, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick commercial buildings, houses and dirt streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A railroad trestle is over Clear Creek near tailings piles in the canyon. Shows the rounded spire of Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Eagle Silver District
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; men, women, and girls pose by canvas tents and an automobile. A pennant reads: "Eagle Colorado;" a sign on the tent reads: "Meals All Hours."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Eagle Silver District
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; men pose by a frame building, horse and buggy, and an automobile. A sign on a canvas tent reads: "Room and Board."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]