Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central globe is of opalescent glass swirled into a downward pointing turnip shape. Its mount is probably bronze, with a border of palmettes, and above it is...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Black Hawk-1937
- View up a dirt street in Black Hawk, Colorado. Two structures built above the street on rock wall foundations are tiered to adjust for the sloping landscape. The structure on the left is two story, white, horizontal clapboard, medium gable. First...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1937
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1909 April 10
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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 March 4
- Cactus motel
- View of the Cactus Motel at 10574 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. The building has an office near the street and a single row of rooms that extends towards the back with the car port adjacent to the office. The building is...
- Cactus Motel (Aurora, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Motels.; Electric signs.; Cactus Motel (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motels--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Neon signs--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora...
- 1993
- London Hair
- View of London Hair at 2463 Broadway in Boulder, Colorado. The one-story brick house has a porch that runs the width of the facade. Turned columns with jig-sawn brackets support the porch. An English-style telephone booth and a hanging yard sign...
- London Hair (Boulder, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Boulder (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Beauty shops.; Telephone booths.; Rippon, Mary, 1850-1935--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Rippon, Mary, 1850-1935--Homes & haunts--1980-1990.; London Hair (Boulder,...
- 1988
- Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of the Union Congregation Church located at 403 Maroon Avenue in Crested Butte, Colorado. Decorative trim adorns the front-gable of the carpenter's gothic style church. A square corner tower tapers to an open cupola with an arched cutout,...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Congregational churches.; Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested...
- 1987
- Bear Boody
- View of Bear Boody located at 3707 Walnut Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick commercial style building has paired windows on the second story, a recessed entry, a shaped parapet, and houndstooth brickwork....
- Bear Boody (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bear Boody (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bars (Drinking...
- 1977
- Damiana Rivera de Barela
- Hispanic American Damiana Rivera de Barela, wife of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela, poses for a portrait in an embroidered cape trimmed in fur and a hat decorated with feathers, a bow and a veil. She wears a pin in the shape of a cross.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Capes (Clothing); Hats.; Women.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Cloaks--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca. 1890
- Rifle area parade
- Men wear embroidered coats and hats, hold spears and pose on horseback beside a car in probably a parade in Garfield County, Colorado. Girls and a man pose in a car decorated probably with crepe paper in the shape of a heart and polka dots. A moose...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket and vest. A tie pin in the shape of a revolver holds his neck tie in place. His hair is parted in the middle and he has a handle-bar moustache.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats. Her high collar is held together with a bar pin and an decorative charm in the shape of a boot is attached to her bodice. Her short curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Studio portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, and high collar shirt. His necktie is held in place with a pin in the shape of a horseshoe. He has a full moustache and his short hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman and a baby
- Studio portrait of a child and an elderly woman. The woman reclines in a chair and holds a young child who wears a light colored gown with puffy sleeves. The woman wears a dark colored blouse, decorative bow tie in the shape of a butterfly, eye...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Aged persons--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a white dress with a bodice with spherical buttons, earrings and a necklace in the shape of a cross. She wears pins in her curly, dark hair.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Floral cross
- View of a floral funeral tribute. Roses, carnations, lilies, leaves and ferns are assembled in the shape of a cross.
- Funeral decorations--1890-1910.; Bouquets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell
- An oil portrait of the bust of Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell by Henrietta Bromwell. He has short gray hair and a white beard; he wears a standing collar, black stock, vest and jacket with lapels. The frame is gilded, gessoed and molded wood. The...
- Men--1870-1890.; Bromwell, Henry Pelham Holmes, 1823-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1886]
- Despondency
- Vase made by Artus Van Briggle. The vase is an inverted baluster shape with a curved shoulder, tapered circular base, a lip and a figure draped over the top lip. The glaze is matte green and the base has an etched carved signature.
- Vases--1900-1910.; Van Briggle Pottery Company.--Products.
- 1901
- Miniature cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) miniature cradleboard with a doll inside of it made by Chipeta. The cradleboard is decorated with multi-colored beads and thread, and buckskin fringe on the bottom. The doll has black cotton thread hair and painted...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Dolls--1880-1890.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- 1880
- Head stall
- From Colorado Historical Society notes: "Head stall (bridle) for horse. This belonged to Chipeta. Loomed beadwork sewn on cotton cloth, designs range from simple floral (green and red alternating flowers on nose cross-piece) to more intricate leaf...
- Bridles--1875-1915.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Basket
- A coiled basket (Native American Apache Indian) possibly used as a bowl. The basket is willow and devil's claw and the foundation is rod and welt. Shows a circular pattern in a flower shape with additional shapes of the sun, and crescent triangles...
- Apache baskets--1870-1900.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Baskets--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Rattle
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) child's wood rattle is covered in rawhide and has a ring shape on the end.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Oglala Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Rattles--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Effigy
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware effigy in the shape of a bird or chicken; red and brown painted spots and band on orange-white background; handle in center between head and knob.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Zuni pottery--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Auditorium and ship "Cabrillo," Venice, Cal.
- View of the Venice Pier, the Auditorium, and a hotel in the shape of the Spanish galleon "Cabrillo" in Venice, Los Angeles County, California. People walk on and fish from the pier.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Venice Pier (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--Los...
- 1905
- Interior of a residence
- This interior view of a room in a residence in Leadville, Colorado, includes an elaborately ornamented cast iron stove, a sofa with pillows and crocheted blankets, floral print wallpaper and hanging framed pitures. A gilt bronze clock with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Silver Moon Hotel at Third and Kimbark.
- View of the Silver Moon Hotel, Third (3rd) Avenue and Kimbark, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two story wooden gable roof building with a false front and vine covered porch. The sign has a cresent shape moon symbol between: "Silver" and "Hotel."...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; Silver Moon Hotel (Longmont, Colo.)
- [1872?]
- Conejos County, Pioneer Monument on Mormon Church ground, Manassa
- A stone monument in a dome shape honors the Mormon settlers, on the grounds of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado. The bronze plaque reads: "This Memorial Is The Property of the State of Colorado, Mormon...
- Manassa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.; Mormons--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Meeker, Colorado
- The owner stands in the entrance of his gun repairing shop in Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A small girl with a straw hat and a boy wearing suspenders stand on the boardwalk in front of the weathered one story false front. Pocket watches and...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunsmithing--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek - 1960 Imperial Hotel
- Exterior side view of restored Imperial Hotel, Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; single detached three-story rectangular flat roof brick commercial building has a covered entryway advertising Imperial Hotel, storeroom windows, cornice with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conservation & restoration--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960- 1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Imperial Hotel, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of restored Imperial Hotel, 123 North Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; single detached three-story rectangular flat roof brick commercial building, ground or first floor stair with simple railing leading to recessed entry,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1970-1980.; Imperial Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Cripple Creek, 1948
- View of Imperial Hotel, 123 North Third (3rd) Street, north towards Saint Nicholas Hospital, on northwest corner of Eaton and 3rd Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; hotel is a single detached three-story rectangular flat roof brick building with a...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1948
- San Juan County near Silverton Vertex Mill fire day after
- View of the destroyed Vertex Mill and nearby buildings near Silverton, (San Juan County), Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Eclipse Livery
- Winter view taken from behind a pipe fence of the Eclipse Livery building in Central City, Colorado. The stone building has a rectangular - box shape with arched windows and doors in the front and rectangular windows on the side. Several of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass transom in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central motif is a lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves. Horizontal and vertical panels of various shades of milk...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass cabinet door in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. A lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves is the central motif in this window. Horizontal and vertical panels of...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Baseball team
- A baseball team poses on the steps of a school in (probably) Denver, Colorado. The boys wear caps and uniforms with the letter "K" in a diamond shape on the shirt. Sports equipment includes bats, a catcher's mask, and glove. The coach, an...
- Asian Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Coaches (Athletics)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Baseball team
- A baseball team poses on the steps of a school in (probably) Denver, Colorado. The boys wear caps and uniforms with the letter "K" in a diamond shape on the shirt. Sports equipment includes bats, a catcher's mask, and glove. The coach, an...
- Asian Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Coaches (Athletics)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Decorated buffalo robe worn by Chief Colorow, Ute.
- Buffalo hide robe with hair on back, showing the painted tanned side. Painting consists of lines forming a decorative border around the edge of hide, enclosing a patterned rectangle shape.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Leather painting--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Hides & skins--1890-1920.
- [between 1892-1917?]
- The shrine of St. Ignatius
- An unidentified Native American Flathead (Salish) man stands on the steps of a gazebo which has been dedicated as a shrine to Saint Ignatius. It has a hexagonal shape with timber supports and a cross on the roof. Beneath the roof is the shrine...
- Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556--Monuments.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Shrines--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Sac and Fox Indians, Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler)
- Sitting portrait of Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler), a Native American Sac (Sauk)and Fox. He wears a shirt and pants, a beaded necklace, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Fox Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Sauk Indians--1920-1930.; Whistler, Don.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- 1924 December 17
- Parade float
- View of a parade float in the shape of a sea shell, probably in Barbados; a bearded man wears a Neptune costume with a trident. Overhead Banner reads: [?]Trand Two Block, [Gr]eatest Show South."
- Barbados--1920-1930.; Costumes--Barbados--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Barbados--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Barbados--1920-1930.; Neptune--Portrayals.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Crowd blocks intersection
- People crowd Arapahoe Street during a Denver Tramway Company strike, in downtown Denver, Colorado; a trolley car and automobiles are by the arched entry of the Bekins Storage building. Street sign reads 14th (Fourteenth) Street.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1920]
- [Dic]kerson, Thos "L" 12th Ky. Urt
- Studio portrait of Thomas Dickerson, a member of Farragut Post Number 46, G. A. R. He wears a medal in the shape of an eagle with a U. S. flag and a star pendant on his shirt.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Insignia--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Girls ride on a float pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah shows: overhead cave shape frame with cloth stalagmites; stork birds; flowers. Men in costumes walk with the horses and hold the reins.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Girls--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1897