Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- San Diego and bay from U.S. Grant Hotel, California
- View of houses and businesses in San Diego, California; the bay, a pier, and a ship are in the background.
- San Diego (Calif.)--1910-1920.; San Diego Bay (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Diego--1910-1920.; Business districts--California--San Diego--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Redondo Beach, the beach
- View of Santa Monica Bay and Redondo Beach in Los Angeles County, California. Railroad freight cars sit on a pier. Shows a tugboat and possibly a turbine powered passenger ship.
- Redondo Beach (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Santa Monica Bay (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.; Piers & wharves--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.; Ships--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
- Men stand on a pier near the Eads Bridge which crosses the Mississippi River in Saint Louis, Missouri. A railroad locomotive is on the lower portion of the bridge, and a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians are on the upper portion of the steel...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Truss...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco & Bay
- View from probably California Street Hill of the Telegraph Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Shows apartment buildings, houses, and commercial buildings. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Old Kirk Whiskey," "Paramount Cafe,"...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco, Cal.
- View of an industrial area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. An iron arch over the road reads: "Southfield & New Wellington Coal." Ships are moored at docks nearby. Signs on commercial buildings and hotels in the area...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Ships--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and manufacturing area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks, and horses pull wagons and carriages in the street. Smoke pours from chimneys over the densely packed brick...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mrs. Nat Collins
- Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Nat Collins, the cattle queen of Montana, with a large flower corsage on her dress. First woman in Montana to raise, ship, and accompany her stock to Chicago Market.
- Ranchers--Montana--1910-1920.; Women--Montana--1910-1920.; Collins, Nat Mrs.
- 1911
- William F. Cody driving Deadwood Stage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, probably in Concord, New Hampshire in 1895. A man sits next to Cody, and several passengers ride inside. A banner reading "1868 Home Again 1895"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1895?]
- Flower Carnival Parade
- Men in white ride bicycles and pull a float made to look like a ship with a crow's nest and United States flags, in the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators line the sidewalks; commercial buildings are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A balding man in a dark suit with a ribbon on his lapel looks at a balding man in light colored slacks, white shirt and tie, who is holding a tobacco pipe and pouch. Other people are in the background,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Adams, Alva Blanchard, b. 1875.; Beshoar, John.; Santelmann, Wiliam F.
- August, 1939
- Shiprock Agency from mesa
- View, facing southwest, of Shiprock, New Mexico; two brick three story buildings with hip roofs, single dormers, two chimneys and two large balconies each, sit among cottonwood trees; four utility buildings, two with pitched roofs and two with...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1908 September 22
- Shiprock Agency from mesa
- View, facing southwest, of Shiprock, New Mexico; two brick three story buildings with hip roofs, single dormers, two chimneys and two large balconies each, sit among cottonwood trees; four utility buildings, two with pitched roofs and two with...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1908 September 22
- Ocean pier (?)
- A woman with a wicker perambulator stands at the rail of a ship or pier; waves break on rocks, and ocean is in the background.
- Baby carriages--1910-1930.; Oceans--California--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Medal belonging to Robert Vaughn
- View of a medal given to Robert Vaughn by a committee headed by Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown to commemorate the rescue mission by the S. S. Carpathia during the sinking of the ship Titanic.
- Medals--1930-1940.; Vaughn, Robert,--member of S.S. Carpathia crew--Associated objects.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown poses on the steps of a ship. She wears a leopard trimmed coat, dress, a wide-brimmed hat, and holds a swagger stick.
- Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Commerce
- Young women ride on a float in a parade. A representation of a globe and a sailing ship and the word "Commerce" is on the float. The women wear dresses with silver bands around the bottom hem. A man leads the horses pulling the float.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Jewitt [i.e. Jewett] Valley and the famous Hogback in distance
- View, facing northwest, of the Jewett Valley and Hogback Mountain near Shiprock, New Mexico. A road stands near two wood pole and earthen roofed buildings. Trees stand near the buildings. Other buildings in the valley are visible. Ship Rock stands...
- Hogback, The (San Juan County, N.M.)--1900-1920.; Jewett Valley (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Valleys--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Bicycle parade float
- A man stands in a bicycle float shaped like a steam ship, Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with paper and flowers. One of the masts bears a flag that reads: "Colorado". A U. S. flag flies...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, between 1893 and 1900?]
- Albert Sechrist Mfg. Co. - Grund Dry Cleaning
- View of the intersection of 17th (Seventeenth) and Logan Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, parked cars, advertisements and signs: "The Albert sechrist Mfg. Co.," "Grund Dry Cleaning," "Ghiradelli's Ground Chocolate" (with parrot,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Parade float at roundhouse
- View of a horse-drawn float, built for the Festival of Mountain and Plain, at a roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. The float depicts a ship in the ocean. Men and boys stand and sit on a bench nearby.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sailing ships--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- Men walk near a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The float features a sailing ship decorated with flowers. Spectators line the street and sit in nearby grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church - 22nd Ave and Dexter St. Pauls Hill Spanish
- View of the entrance of St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 22nd (Twenty-second) Avenue and Dexter Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a Churrigueresque portico with cartouches and a ship motif.
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Petoskey Harbor, Michigan
- View of Petoskey Harbor on Lake Michigan and the town of Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan; shows buildings, a railroad depot, piers, and a steam ship or ferry.
- Petoskey (Mich.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Michigan--Petoskey--1890-1900.; Harbors--Michigan--Petoskey--1890-1900.
- 1900
- Denver Public Library Civic Center children's library
- Girls and boys read and look at stereographs with a stereopticon in the children's library at the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Book stacks, a model ship, and a display case with dolls are in the room. The end of a...
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Children's libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937]
- Deadwood Stage
- A man drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, through a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the viewing stands in the background. Tall buildings stand behind the tent. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Famous Deadwood Coach of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, sits on top of the back of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. A man sits on the buckboard. Johnny Baker, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Interior of Park Hill branch library
- View of a clay medallion sculpted by Robert Garrison for the Park Hill Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; depicts a ship, an eagle, waves, and a fish.
- Denver Public Library. Park Hill Branch--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Medallions (Ornament...
- [1920?]
- Children's Room La Veta Place
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library (La Veta Place) in Denver, Colorado; shows tables, chairs, and a model clipper ship.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907 July 8
- Stained windows of the Ashland School stairs
- Interior view at the Ashland School in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows stained glass windows with floral and ship motifs. Letters read: "Friendship is the Crown of Life - Class of 1905." Also shows a carved bust and...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1970.; Denver Public Schools--1940-1970.; Busts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1970.;...
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- DeHaviland aircraft
- Model DH-4B, U.S. Army. Command ship "Man-O-War" flown by Maj. Thomas G. Lamphier, from Ft. Sill, Okla. Photographed: at Curtiss-Humphreys Field, Denver, Colo., May 27, 1922.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Colorado--Denver--1922.; De Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.
- 1922
- Y. Tamai, Denver Buddhist priest
- Portrait of Y. Tamai, a Buddhist monk, in Denver, Colorado; he wears a brocade fabric robe with sunbursts, clouds, and a ship. He holds a striker over a singing bowl on a stand; a candle holder and a vase with flowers are on an altar.
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buddhist monks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tamai, Y.
- [1933?]
- C.P.R.R. Terminus, Oakland wharf
- View of the Oakland Wharf, in Oakland (Alameda County), California; shows Central Pacific Railroad box cars, covered piers, and ship masts.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1890.; Oakland (Calif.)--1860-1890.; Piers & wharves--California--Oakland--1860-1890.; Railroad facilities--California--Oakland--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1885?]
- Gang plank
- Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers walk along a gang plank fully loaded with baggage, wearing uniforms, helmets and carrying rifles; probably boarding ship in Italy bound for the U.S.A.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Group portrait aboard Meigs
- Eleven unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldiers sit for a group portrait at the stern of the USAT Meigs. All but one wear life vests. Another ship sails behind them on the right.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- January 1945
- Shipboard boat drill on the U.S.S. Marine Fox
- Tenth Mountain Division troops during a boat drill on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, en route to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. Shows boats hanging from davits from the side of the ship.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Troops viewing the Statue of Liberty
- Troops look toward the Statue of Liberty on the right and a ship on the left as they enter New York harbour on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. According to the photographer,...
- Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Robert Manley head of Identification Bureau
- Men sitting in chairs smoke cigarettes in an office at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Interior furnishings include a roll- top desk with a globe, a phone, and other items on it; a spittoon is on the floor. Calendars (July 1949) on...
- Correctional personnel--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Manley, Robert.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1949
- Typical cell
- Retracted bars reveal the interior of this prison cell at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Porcelain sinks alternate with beds, and the wall is hung with framed images of puppies, a clipper ship, and men on a raft. A calendar has a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1944
- Nacogdoches and Southeastern R.R. 2-8-2 #16 Nacogdoches, Tex.
- A Nacogdoches & Southeastern Railroad locomotive is on a trestle in Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches County), Texas. Men stand on the roof of a freight car that reads: "A.T.S.F. 149346, Buy War Bonds" and "ship Santa Fe all the way."
- Nacogdoches and Southeastern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Nacogdoches (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Texas--Nacogdoches--1940-1950.
- 1946 December 6
- Fourth of July celebration, Victor
- View of horse-drawn float in parade, Fourth (4th) of July celebration,Victor, Colorado; shows horse-drawn float consisting of several young boys standing in a model ship. Sign on Boston One-Price Shoe & Clothing House reads: "Shoes, Clothing,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Celebrations--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado-- Victor--1900-1910.; Holidays--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- Life saving fence
- A man hangs from a life preserver suspended in the air by an apparatus hanging from a wire during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his arms up in the air and rests his feet on a wire hanging between two log poles. (One of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rescues--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- The three witnesses to the divinity and authenticity of the Book of Mormon
- Photomontage of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris; ornate border has symbols including a locomotive, harp, alembic, trident, ship, caduceus, scribe, mortarboard, lion, book, keys, moose, crown, swords, acorns, and angels. Printed...
- Mormons--1880-1890.; Cowdery, Oliver.; Harris, Martin (1783-1875); Whitmer, David (1805-1888)
- 1886
- On the "Saturnia" [art original] : [illegible].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [1934].
- Steck School students studying maps and globes
- Photograph of several students standing around some maps, globes and model ships at Steck Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Three students hold different flags as they stand around a model ship. Two students stand next to them. One boy...
- Flags.; Globes.; Maps.; Steck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Stedman School students sailing away
- Photograph of nine unidentified students in a play ship at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. All nine of the students, one girl and eight boys, stand in a paper shop. Six of the boys are dressed as sailors and wear white caps and...
- Passenger ships.; Ships.; Stedman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- The Aeronaut of South Side High School: 1923
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1923.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1923
- Barnum Elementary School Community Life Project
- Photograph of two girls each holding a spindle on the sides of a home made moving picture machine during a class at Barnum Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Under the motion picture machine a and written "A" and a "B" under the table with the...
- School children.; Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1929
- Denver school building stained glass
- Photograph two stained glass windows taken from the interior of an unidentified school in Denver, Colorado. One of the glass panels has a ship in full said with the words "Class of 1906". the other panel is of a rose bush with a ribbon around the...
- Stained glass.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1908
- Western History Subject Index
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