Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ski training: lesson in ski techniques at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division skitroopers stand at the bottom of a small hill watching as a skier practices what appears to be the side step. According to the caption this is a...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A group of men stand with their pack horses on the ledge above Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Squatting near his horse is future park superintendent Marshall Finnan. The remains of some of the structures are in the shadow...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pack animals--Colorado--1920-1930.; Finnan,...
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A man sits writing in a pithouse of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The sides of the pithouse are lined with small slabs of sandstone. Additional portions of the cliff dwelling are being excavated behind where the man...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A man stands next to an adobe ring in the foreground of this view of Step House while it's under excavation. He holds a shovel in his right hand and props it up on the ledge above the adobe ring near a pile of rocks. The rocks may be part of a...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground under a large rock wall. Two men stand on the ledge above the pithouse digging with shovels. Stone slabs line the wall in the pithouse. A small ring...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Two men stand above Pithouses A, B and C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The two work to excavate the site that lies under a massive rock wall. Digging tools, including a pick ax in the background and a shovel in the...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse A of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. A small pile of sandstone slabs forms a wall on the near edge of the pithouse. Additional slabs line the sides of the pithouse. Two men kneel working...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse B of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park, is under excavation. Slabs of sandstone are revealed in the center of the pithouse. Also, two wood posts protrude from the dirt ground in the pithouse. A small pile of wood and...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, is under excavation. The round pithouse has slabs of sandstone around its edges and several pieces of wood protrude from the dirt ground. Another smaller ring is sunken into...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A large, adobe ring lies on the ground in front of Pithouse C at Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. A small brush and trowel lie near the ring. A pile of sandstone forms a wall on the far side of the pithouse in the...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- pick ax.; Pithouses A, B and C of Step House lie at the base of a massive rock overhang in Mesa Verde National Park. The cliff dwelling site is under excavation, and men stand holding shovels in their hands. The man in the background is future...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Several pieces of wood, probably the remains of a wing wall, stand in Pithouse B of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park. Other pieces of wood protrude from the dirt ground and wall in the background. People have left footprints...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A piece of wood and a round stone lie next to a hole in Pithouse A of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park. Other pieces of wood protrude from the ground and the wall above the hole. A metal plate and bowl lie on an upper ledge...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Deric Nusbaum, Jesse's stepson, stands underneath the huge rock overhang at the site of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park. He holds his left arm straight up to touch the rock overhang. The site has not been excavated. A man...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A brush leans against one of the dirt and rock walls of Pithouse A in Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Two slabs of rock stand above where the brush is propped. A small pile of rocks is on the dirt ground behind the...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A man walks up a series of makeshift stone steps that lead from the Step House cliff dwelling to the top of a mesa in Mesa Verde National Park. Huge boulders line either side of the steps. A bare shrub stands in the foreground.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Brown sacks lie on the ledge of Pithouse A in Step House, one of Mesa Verde National Park's cliff dwellings. Two pieces of wood lie on the ground of the pithouse. Medium-sized rocks form a small, winding wall in the pithouse. Digging tools and a...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, lies under a massive rock wall. Shown before excavation, piles of rocks and mounds of dirt cover the location of the pithouses. The remains of a rock wall lie at the base of the rock...
- Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- The pithouses of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park, lie underneath a massive rock overhang. The remaining walls of a rock structure lie near the pithouses. Snow patches cover the ground on the upper ledge of the overhang....
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A man squats near a thin trench in the distance in front of the ruins of the pithouses at Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park. The round pithouses lie underneath a massive rock overhang. Another man sits on the upper ledge of...
- Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A pit between Pithouses B and C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. Small slabs of sandstone line the sides of the pithouse in the background. A piece of dark wood protrudes from the dirt ground of...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Piles of rocks stand in the foreground of this view from the east side of Kiva A at Step House in Mesa Verde National Park. The cliff dwelling is under a large, rock overhang. The tallest portion of the ruin stands at right. Small shrubs are in...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Kivas--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Men work to excavate the pithouses of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The farthest man is probably Marshall Finnan, future superintendent of the park. Several shovels and a pick ax are scattered throughout the excavation...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A large, dirt pit stands between Pithouses B and C at the Step House cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Pithouse C is in the background. People have left footprints on the dirt ground.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House ( Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Men work to excavate the pithouses of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Several men squat down in one of the round ditches. Digging tools lie scattered on the ground near them. The dwelling is at the bottom of a large, rock...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A piece of wood lies next to a round stone on the dirt ground of Pithouse A of Step House, one of Mesa Verde National Park's cliff dwellings. A small hole is next to the rock. Additional pieces of wood protrude from the ground and the dirt wall...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A large rock stands in the foreground of this view across an adobe ring north of Pithouse C at Step House, one of Mesa Verde National Park's cliff dwellings. Additional rocks are stacked on a pile of dirt. People have left footprints on the dirt...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Two men stand above the excavation site of Pithouses A, B and C in Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Dirt has been removed from the round sites underneath a large rock overhang. Digging tools and boxes lie scattered around...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Workers excavate portions of Pithouses A, B and C in Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Piles of rocks form a wall in one of the circular rooms under the large rock overhang where the men work. Digging tools and boxes are...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Men stand down in the pithouses excavations at Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The circular ditches appear to be lined with slabs of sandstone. Digging tools, including a pick ax and a shovel, lie on the ledge above where...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A pithouse of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. Large pieces of rock form part of a ring along the front side of the pithouse. Boxes and bags are on the far ledge. A pick ax lies in the right...
- Nordenskiold House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A portion of Pithouse A of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. A small pile of rocks creates a wall that winds through the ruin. The ground is dirt. A small, metal trowel is propped against the far...
- Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Group portrait with José J. Córdova and Casimiro Barela
- A group of men and women stand on the steps and the porch of a house in probably Mexico City, Mexico. Standing bottom left is José Jesús Córdova, County Commissioner for Las Animas County Colorado, he wears a suit, vest and tie and has his...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1890-1900.; Córdova, José Jesús--Pictorial works.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; State governments--Colorado--Officials and...
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 5 and 6, 1925 May-June
- Red Astrican
- Astrican apple tree, possibly the Westlake ranch, Grand Valley, Western Slope, Colorado; shows branches loaded with big apples supported by a wood post and placed over the top of a step ladder; wooden crate with metal handle filled with apples on...
- Apple trees--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1929]
- The babies on the block
- Portrait in front of McClures studio at 2128 Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado, shows Mary Rebecca "Pinkie" Shrock (McClure's sister-in- law) with her children seated on the door step to the studio. Possibly Mary Rebecca seated holding "Doc"...
- McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Jesse Nusbaum, far right, stands with his excavation team, including his stepson Deric, third from left, at their camp above Step House in Mesa Verde National Park. Standing at Deric's left is the park's future superintendent Marshall Finnan. Four...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Finnan, Marshall.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1926?]
- Step House M. V.
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) ruins, Step House, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. A two story stone and mud pueblo building with a flat roof and two window holes stands near a cliff overhang. Underneath the cliff...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Step House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- Step House, Mesa Verde
- View of stone Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins of Step House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows two-story buildings with windows. Stone bricks and timbers are scattered on the ground.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park...
- [1900?]
- Interior of mound above the Step House, on the mesa
- Interior view of a room in Native American (Anasazi) stone cliff dwelling ruins at Step House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park...
- [1900?]
- Step House looking southwest
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Step House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Two-story structures with windows are under a rock wall. Stones and timber are on the ground.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park...
- [1900?]
- Step House looking southeast
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins and a rock wall at Step House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A man wears a cowboy hat and scarf and poses from a window opening of a stone structure. A timber rafter and stones are on...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park...
- [1900?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- The dirt floor and small ring in Pithouse C are shown from the north side. A pile of stones on the far side of the pithouse forms a small wall topped by a piece of wood lying flat across it. Additional pieces of wood protrude from the floor of the...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- D&RGW train #2 "The Scenic Limited" eastbound at bottom of Royal Gorge, Colo., Robert W. Richardson standing on step of observation car "Eagle Canon."
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company train #2, "The Scenic Limited," stops in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Photographer Robert W. Richardson stands on the step of the observation car "Eagle Canon." The suspension bridge is in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--Fremont County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 July 7
- 1882 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the sixth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1882.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1882
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory/Clock tower Building/Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building/Styro Building
- El Colorado Lodge, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the El Colorado Lodge located at 23 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The two-story Pueblo Revival style structure was built in the late 1920s and has pink stucco walls trimmed in red with a decorative stair step pattern at the...
- El Colorado Lodge (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; El Colorado Lodge (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2000
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose outside their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right, on the front stoop: Ramon and Carolina...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Restaurants.; Alcaro family--Pictorial works.; Gonzales...
- [1958]