Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- School Review of Whittier School
- School review of Whittier Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Three children are show in front of four drawings of different countries and continents, attached to each drawing is a string that leads to a book. The girl is standing to the left of...
- Whittier School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1953
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) leather bag that belonged to Chipeta, wife of Chief Ouray. The bag is decorated with blue, lavender, red, yellow, white, silver, pink, green and brown beadwork. The beadwork designs are of arrow, people, triangles,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1903 and 1923]
- Front seat: Harry Rhoads and John Gates, back seat: Julia Knapp, Harry's first wife, and (possibly Julia's mother) in a Maxwell.
- View at Inspiration Point, Denver, Colorado, shows Harry Rhoads, John Gates, Julia Knapp Rhoads, and possibly Julia's mother posing in a Maxwell automobile. Julia holds a folding Kodak camera, and Harry Rhoads holds a piece of string used to...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, John.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Harry Rhoads with others in front of a working mine
- Six miners and Harry Rhoads pose in front of an unidentified mine tunnel, Colorado. A dog is on the timbers over the door, Rhoads holds a string in his hand to trigger the camera's shutter.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Helen Bonfils and George Somnes
- Newlyweds Helen Bonfils and George Somnes pose outside of a home. Helen wears a corsage, hat and string of pearls. The pearls may have been a gift given to her by Mrs. Harry H. Tammen, the hostess of the newlyweds wedding breakfast. George Somnes...
- Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils, Helen, 1889-1972.; Somnes, George.
- 1936?
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits on a straw mat on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She holds a piece of string that is connected to a ball of string on the mat. She sits near a bundle of straw reeds and a pipe.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow shooting contest
- Clayton Bear, a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man, a right hand amputee, draws a bow string with his teeth. Other men look on.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 October 9
- Mount Belvedere in southern Italy, captured by the Allies, looms on the left.
- Two members of 10th Mountain Division string telephone wire over the branch of a tree near Mount Belvedere (Monte Belvedere) in Bologna Province, Italy. The men wear uniforms and helmets. One of the men has climbed the tree; he has a rifle slung...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province); Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Telecommunication lines--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- 1945
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 13, 1910 March 26
- Otis Taylor and the Shoe String Ball
- View of African American Otis Taylor sitting next to his shoe string ball at a shoe shine shop probably in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A sign over the door reads: "1655." The ball was started in 1926 by shoe shine, Jack Hughes....
- African Americans--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Shoe shiners.; Taylor, Otis--Pictorial works.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Shoe shiners--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 1 and 2, 1924 January-February
- Salvation Army String Band, Silverton, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Salvation Army String Band in Silverton, Colorado. Eleven young ladies and one little girl with instruments are in front of a painted backdrop of an open, hexagonally parqueted door and window. They are in matching uniforms...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Stringed instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- Woodbury Branch opening celebration string quartet
- Photograph of a string quartet playing during the re-opening celebration of the Woodbury Branch library located in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1993 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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 December 9
- Fuller House, Fort Collins, Colo.
- View of the Fuller House located at 226 West Magnolia Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The two-story brick Queen Anne Style house with asymmetrical facade was once the home of Fort Collins' first architect, Montezuma Fuller. Built in 1895, other...
- Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fuller, Montezuma, 1858-1925--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Justina Ford House 3099 California St.
- View of the Justina Ford House (1890) located at 3091 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick structure served as Dr. Justina Ford's home and office from 1912 until her death in...
- Ford, Justina, 1871-1952--Homes & haunts.; Black American West Museum and Heritage Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; African Americans--Structures.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver,...
- 2006
- Ciriaco Arellano early immigrant to Colorado and self-taught artist displays two of his paintings.
- Ciriaco Arellano, a Mexican immigrant to Colorado and self tough artist, poses with two of his paintings in probably Denver, Colorado. The painting on the left shows a herd of sheep caught in a blizzard, the one on the right is the Mexican national...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Artists.; Paintings.; Arellano, Ciriaco--Pictorial works.; Arellano, Ciriaco.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- ca.1930
- 2663 Champa St. Walters House, Five Points (Curtis Park)
- View of the Walters House (1888; architect-Frederick C. Eberly) at 2663 Champa Street in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne residence was the home of Leonard Walter, an early Colorado livestock dealer. ...
- Walters, Leonard--Homes & haunts.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Walters, Leonard--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1978
- Frances Miera Montez
- Portrait of Frances Miera Montez of Denver, Colorado. She poses with he head against the shoulder of an unidentified woman. She wears a black dress with a corsage, a string of pearls and pearl earrings.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Older people.; Women.; Montez, Frances Miera 1905---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [2005]
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a sheer blouse and a string of beads.
- Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a sheer blouse and a string of beads.
- Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, buildings, exchange, exterior, front
- View of the telephone exchange building in Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico. The building is made of stone blocks and is decorated with dentals at the roof line and around the first floor windows and door. A sign on the building reads:...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Telephone companies--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1940-1950.
- 1940 December 12
- Women
- Studio portrait of women in bodices with applique, a cameo, and a knotted string yoke with fringe.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
- View of the University of California campus at Berkeley, California. Buildings include South Hall, a Victorian Second Empire style building with mansard hip roofs, cast-iron cresting, string coursing, round dormers, and arched roof dormers, windows...
- University of California (1868-1952)--1900-1910.; Berkeley (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Educational facilities.; Universities & colleges.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Medicine bag
- A Native American Sioux medicine bag that was used as an egg carrier. It features a draw string at the top and an image of an elk stitched in red porcupine quill.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Necklace
- Shows a Native American Northern Plains necklace, it is oblong and is made with string, black, clear and red beadwork and yellow tubular beads.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Necklaces--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Tobacco pouch
- Shows a tobacco pouch (Native American Sioux) purchased or found in Lower Brule, South Dakota. The pouch is oval and it features decorative blue, red, green and white beadwork in geometric designs; a draw string is attached at the top opening of...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Two young men, one young woman seated
- Studio portrait of two young men and one young woman. The men wear dress shirts with flowers in the shirt pockets. The young woman wears a dress with a string of flowers across the bodice.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Toy bow
- Native American (Apache) curved wooden bow with sinew and green, red, and gold pigment.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bows (Archery)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Bag
- Native American (Apache) bag with multicolor beadwork, buttons on the flap, and string handles.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Bow
- Shows a wood (possibly mesquite) bow with sinew as a cord or thread (red?) and string made from gut. The bow is from the Native American Apache Indians.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bows (Archery)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Bow
- A single bow with a sinew as the bow string attached to a long thin piece of, possibly, wood.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bows (Archery)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Arrow
- Shows nine Native American (Cheyenne) arrows and a bow. The arrows are made of willow and alder, they have grooved red shafts, iron points and eagle, hawk and turkey feathers. The bow has twisted bast, grooves and a string bow attached to polished...
- Cheyenne Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Arrows--1860-1870.; Bows (Archery)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865]
- Bow case
- Shows a Native American (Apache?) buckskin bow case. The case is stitched with string, has a leather top colored pink and fringed bottom. A drawing in red, on the side is of men on horseback and steer.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Cases (containers)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Bead necklace
- Shows a Native American (Ute) six string bead necklace made from seeds and juniper berries strung on black cotton thread.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Necklaces--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Powder horn
- Shows a powder horn with a string strap used by Kit Carson.
- Powder flasks--1820-1880.; Carson, Kit, 1809-1868.--Associated objects.
- [between 1826 and 1874]
- Grace
- Studio portrait of Grace in Colorado. She wears a dress, necklace with pendant, and a string choker.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand with a string tied around one finger. Text includes: "Remember Mr. Taxpayer Vote Nov. 6th. Against The Automatic Telephone Franchise."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- July 15, #7
- Seventh in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows brick work completed on the two story hotel with several men standing around. The wood...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- July 7, #6
- Sixth in a series of progress documentation views of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows brick work near completion on the two story hotel with two men posing on rafters. The...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 13, #2
- Second in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The workmen (and possibly the owner Reuben Sanford Ball) pose on the construction site. The first floor of...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 17, #3
- Third in a series of progress documentation views of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The wooden facade openings with arched transoms are set, masons proceeds with brick work between them. Stacks...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 25, #4
- Fourth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the brick and window work continuing on the second level. Workers stand on the upper...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 9, 96, #1
- First in a series of progress documentation views of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. A large stack of bricks is piled in front of the beginnings of the wood frame work of the windows and...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June, #8
- Eighth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the newly completed two story brick hotel. Features include: large pane windows and door...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 27, #5
- Fifth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the wood frame work of the second story windows in place with brick work continuing on...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Silverton Catholic Church
- Exterior view of the Catholic Church in Silverton, Colorado, on the north corner of 10th and Reese Streets, looking northwest. This hip roofed brick church with rusticated stone foundation was built in 1883, and features a projecting gabled entry...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]