Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 30 ft. snowcut, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Denver and Salt Lake Arrow Turn (passenger car) parked east of Corona snowshed by thirty foot snowbank cut, Rollins Pass, Colorado; shows men, women and railroad employees posed behind train, on roof and on snowbank and standard gauge track.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.); Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snowsheds--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- 86th Regiment, Company F
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company F posed with rifles. LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW: 1) Caron, 2) Shackelton, 3) Gould, 4) Harris, 5) Fredlund, 6) Kethner? 7) Jewell? 8) Miller, 9) Horocopo, 10) Welty,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company F.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- 86th Regiment, Company G
- FIRST ROW left to right: 1) Judson, Fred, 2) Merrilees, William, 3) Prejsnar, Frank, 4) Sanose, Steve, 5) Olson, Ole, 6) Koch, Jr., William, 7) Forsberg, Cliff, 8) Hicks, Gail, 9) Hoffman, Bernard, 10) Carr, Paul, 11) Sanborn, Roger, 12) Foust,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company G.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- "Dutchy," the avenger of Capt. Crawford's death
- Seated outdoor portrait of Dutchy, a Native American Chiricahua Apache scout for the U.S. Army during the Crook campaigns; posed with a rifle and ammunition belt.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indian scouts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military scouts--1880-1890.; Dutchy Chiricahua Indian.
- [1882?]
- "Na-tuen-de" Apache maiden
- Standing studio portrait of Na-tu-ende, Native American Apache woman, posed with baskets and wearing a fringed buckskin shirt over her dress.
- Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Na-tuen-de.
- [1884?]
- "Nal-Tzuck-chi" Apache squaw, spy in Chiricahua campaign
- Seated studio portrait of Nal-Tzuck-ich, (Cut Nose) a Native American Chiricahua Apache woman posed wearing a ruffled skirt and polka-dot blouse, with a beaded bag, prop cactus and a pitch covered basket jar. The fleshy part of her nose has been...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Noses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cut Nose.
- 1883
- A gathering at Custer Battlefield monument
- Full length group portrait of eight men posed near the monument to the soldiers killed at Little Big Horn. From left to right: Corporal Hall, Dr. Henry Rinaldo Porter, Captain Edward Settle Godfrey, Captain Frederick William Benteen, Captain...
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; White Swan, (Crow warrior), 1851 or 2-1904.; Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898.; Edgerly, Winfield Scott, 1846-1927.; Godfrey, Edward...
- [1886]
- A group of men posed outside of a grocery store a little girl sits nearby
- A group of men stand and sit on the sidewalk near a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a briefcase. A sign on the awning reads: "Confectionery & Grocery".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Afraid of Hawk, Ogallala Sioux
- Seated portrait of Afraid of Hawk, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) posed with an animal fur and wearing a cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, neck scarf, long loose hair with feathers and bead string, and armbands.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Hawk.
- 1899
- Alice Good Horse
- Seated portrait of Alice Good Horse, a Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. She wears braids, a dress with a blanket around her waist, metal rings, bracelets,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Good Horse, Alice.
- [1890 or 1891]
- Amateur theatricals
- Posed photograph of an ameteur theatrical group inside Tabor Opera House, Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado.
- Tabor Opera House--1870-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Interiors.; Opera houses--1870-1890.; Theatrical productions--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1893?]
- Apache fiddler
- Seated studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Apache man posed with a stringed instrument, prop brush, rocks, baskets, and a pitch covered basket jar. He wears a long shirt, leggings, ammunition belt, moccasins and a headband.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Stringed instruments--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Apache Indian maiden
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Apache woman posed with a pitch covered basket jar and other baskets; she wears a dress with a fringed buckskin poncho with tin cones and a necklace.
- Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Apache scout, U.S. troops
- Outdoor standing portrait of a Native American Apache policeman in uniform with a badge, ammunition belt and handgun; posed shooting a bow and arrow.
- United States. Army--People--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Bow and arrow--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Police--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Arapahoe Peaks, Moffat Road
- Looking to snow-covered Arapahoe Peaks, Colorado, from Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's Moffat Road; two men posed at boulders right foreground, one in suit and derby hat, and the other in knee-high laced boots, trousers tucked in boots, suspenders,...
- North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Arlington Hotel at Manitou Colo.
- Exterior view of the Arlington Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. This two-story, cross gabled frame structure has an open side porch and deck with railing. The striped canvas awning that shelters the deck is retracted, and small...
- Bennet, W. A.--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Arlington Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Arlington Hotel in Manitou
- Exterior view of the Arlington Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This two-story frame structure with chimney, cross gabled roof and mitred corner window has jigsaw work in its gable peak, and a sign on the roof that reads:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Arlington Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- 1892
- Aspen, Colorado schools 1880's
- Group view of students (older boys and girls) and instructor from the public school, Aspen, Colorado; posed in several rows both sitting and standing outside of a clapboard building; women wearing dresses and men dressed in suits and ties.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih & Charlie, Navajo Indians of Arizona
- Studio portrait of Charlie Mitchell and Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih, Native American Navajo scouts, posed with rifles, prop rocks, yucca and brush, in front of a painted backdrop. They wear animal fur caps, bandoliers, ammunition and conchas belts, leather...
- Indian scouts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Military scouts--1880-1890.; Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih.; Mitchell, Charlie.
- 1884?
- B. J. Davis
- Posed portrait of B. J. Davis in fire department uniform in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.
- 1913
- B.P.O.E. Bldg., Boulder, Colo.
- Exterior view of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' Lodge Number 566, Boulder, Colorado; group of men posed at right side of porch; Quong Eee's laundry adjacent to building; Boulder's Chapter Number 566 formed in 1900.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- B.P.O.E. Lodge-367, Victor, Colo.
- Group view of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 367, Victor, Colorado posed in front of Donnelley building, 412 West Victor Avenue; men are posed (seated or standing) in three-piece suits, many with silk top hats or derby hats with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Baby in Central City
- A small baby is posed for a studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. The baby wears a dark gown with embroidery and white fringe at the cuffs and hem sits on a fur-covered cloth, leaning with its right arm against an upholstered armrest. The baby...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Baby on the half shell
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly the child of H.P. Mansfield. The baby is posed in a large shell in front of a backdrop painted to look like waves.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Back from the hunt, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated in camp, one man with knee-high gaiters holding rifle in one hand and one dead grouse or pheasant in other; second man holding one dead...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Bath house, Deckers, C. & S. Ry.
- Exterior view of Lithia bathhouse, Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows two wooden frame buildings, one log building, one man seated on covered front porch, and three men posed underneath trees near small stream.
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Blizzard staff on ship to Europe
- A group portrait of the Blizzard staff on the ship to Europe. Each man is posed as though he is doing his job around a small table. Staff are: T/5 H. Richard Shea, T/4 Henry I. Moscow, 1st Lt. Muldrow Garrison, Sgt. Frank K. Kappler, T/5 W. David...
- Military life--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; Judson, Dave.; Kappler, Frank K.; Moscow, Henry.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Board of directors, Craig Commercial Assn.
- Group view of Craig (Colorado) Commercial Association's board of directors; twelve men and one woman posed inside room, streamers on back wall; three-piece suits.
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Businessmen--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Commercial associations--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Bourk Donaldson Taylor 1621 - 18th at Wynkoop
- Interior view of a produce cooler in Denver, Colorado; shows men posed with bananas.
- Walk-in coolers and freezers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Farm produce--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1929?]
- Breckenridge
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looks west at frame dwellings with fenced yards and the roof of the Arlington House hotel and the hose drying tower of the Fireman's Hall. In the foreground, a man, two women and two Labrador type dogs are posed...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dogs--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Bride and groom on couch holding each other
- A bride and groom pose on a sofa while members of the wedding party look on in a house in Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a veil and the groom wears a boutonniere.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Brides--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Grooms (Weddings)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hugging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Wedding costume--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Camp Nizhoni
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-169], [ARL-170] and [ARL-171] Camp Nizhoni." The photographic prints on album page show: group of African American campers by a truck at Camp Nizhoni; group of African American campers as they board a...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1937
- Camp Nizhoni
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-190], [ARL-191], [ARL-192], [ARL-193,], [ARL-194] and [ARL-195] [Camp Nizhoni]." The photographic prints on album page show: three African American teenage campers at their window; four African...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Minutes of Board Meeting
- Cautauqua[sic] Grounds, Boulder, Colo.
- View of Chautauqua Park and grounds, Boulder, Colorado, towards Dining Hall with workers posed on front porch; shows backside of Auditorium (constructed in 1898) on left, wooden frame residence, and tent. Dramatic clouds fill the sky.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Chas. Ectin
- Studio portrait (standing, sitting) of two boys, one possible Charles Ectin, posed in front of a painted background. One boy wears a suit, the other boy wears knickers.
- Boys--1890-1920.; Ectin, Charles.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Chase, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Chase, Colorado (also called Weller) in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; Lake View Lodge, summer cabin or residence, railroad sign and shelter, narrow gauge tracks, people posed on push car and in front of lake and lodge,...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- CMA Alta / supt. posed
- A man poses in Alma (Park County), Colorado; a mining superintendent is by frame houses.
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Coasting party at Tunnel No. 8, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Colorado coasting party of eight men and women on push car posed at Tunnel Number Eight on the Cripple Creek Short Line standard gauge track; Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colo. Midland wildflower excursion
- View of large group of men, women & children holding bouquets of wildflowers posed behind Colorado Midland Railway passenger train, somewhere in Colorado; observation car number 111 preserved at Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado;...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colo. Spgs. Bd. of Trade (Mining Stock Exchange) ran a special excursion to Pueblo at the time of the opening of their exchange
- View of Pueblo Mining Stock Exchange building, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, with members of Colorado Springs Board of Trade and Mining Exchange posed in front of and on balcony; members are on an excursion trip for the Exchange's opening; men...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- between 1895 to 1905
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Panoramic view shows well dressed men and women, and railroad employees, posed by locomotives, a steam shovel, tenders, boxcars, passenger coaches, flat cars and gondola cars at Utah Junction (near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive) (Adams County),...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [May 1908?]
- Colorado Midland - excursion at Hells Gate
- A large group of tourists pose for a photo in front of engine number 1 and 49 of the Colorado Midland Railway on an excursion to Hells Gate in Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cooking Club, fifteen years later
- Studio portrait shows nine female members of a cooking club posing, Denver, Colorado. Each wears a decorative hat, blouse, and skirt.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Cosmetic ad
- A woman applies lip gloss to a model posed in front of a mirror in probably Denver, Colorado. The model wears veil in her hair and scarf around her neck. Bottles, jars, and boxes of cosmetics sit on a table, labels read: "Tributa's Studios." Shows...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cosmetics & soap--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fashion models--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Grooming--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mirrors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Cottages at Deckers Spgs., C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Decker Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows wooden frame and log frame residences, picket fence, South Platte River, and a small group of men...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]