Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Julia L. Thompson, taken in Versay (i.e. Versailles) in 1868
- Studio bust portrait of Julia L. Thompson of Versailles, Indiana. She wears a dark dress with a lace collar. Her hair is parted and pulled back and secured with a hairnet.
- Women--1860-1870.; Thompson, Julia L.
- 1868
- William Harvey Doe
- Studio portrait (standing) of William Harvey Doe. He wears a top hat and suit.
- Doe, William Harvey.; Men--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Thomas Allen Hill
- A baby portrait of Thomas Allen Hill at 13 months. He wears a white dress, stockings and shoes.
- Hill, Thomas Allen.; Infants--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Bryant School 6th grade
- Group portrait of sixth grade boys, girls and teacher at Bryant School in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; one is identified as Harry Boyd.
- Bryant School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 June 9
- A. J. Bradley Ouray, Colo.
- Studio portrait of A. J. Bradley. He wears a tie and suit.
- Bradley, A. J.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1892
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- U. M. W. A.
- Unidentified coal miner during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys, a snow tower, an effigy, and United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a man, a boy and girls, a snow tower, an effigy, and United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, a snow tower, and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a woman, men, canvas tents, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a woman hanging laundry, men, canvas tents, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, a boy, a snow tower, and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- Men pose at the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows a woman, dog, snow, and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow, canvas tents, and people.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of UMWA coal miners in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, on strike against CF&I; shows men standing on a snow tower topped with an effigy and United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Effigies--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys, a snow tower, an effigy, and United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys and a snow tower.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a boy, men, canvas tents, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys, men, canvas tents, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, a United States flag, a frame building, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, snow, a frame building and water tower.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, snow, and lines of canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, snow, and lines of canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a boy, men, canvas tents, a horse-drawn wagon, and a snow tower with effigy.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts &...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents and a man with a chunk of snow, wearing a metal star on his suspenders.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, men, and boys.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, men, women, a boy, snow, and washtubs.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, snow, and hills.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - demonstrations
- View of UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men atop a snow tower, waving United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a man, an effigy, frame buildings, snow, and hills.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Effigies--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a woman. She wears a dress with pleated skirt, lace collar, ribbon tie, and choker with a cross pendant.
- Women--1870-1880.
- [1870]
- J.L. Hill, miner
- In this portrait of J.L. Hill, a miner, taken in Leadville, Colorado, Mr. Hill wears an overcoat with wide lapels and a jacket or vest with a striped collarless shirt buttoned to the neckband. His hair is slicked back and he has a full beard and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hill, J. L., Miner.
- [1877 April 23]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a dress, scarf, and brooch.
- Women--1870-1880.
- [1877]
- Portrait of a young woman
- Studio portrait of a young woman probably related to William L. Ford.
- Women--1870-1880.
- [1877]
- August Von Rissling
- Portrait of August Von Rissling seated in a wooden chair in Leadville, Colorado. Possibly taken outside on dirt with a drop painted with a balustrade. Von Rissling wears chaps with fringe, a sack jacket and vest and a hat tilted on his head. His...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Von Rissling, August.
- [1879]
- Jesse Root Link
- Studio portrait of an infant identified as Jesse Root Link. He is propped up against a paisley scarf and wears a white pleated dress.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.; Link, Jesse Root.
- [1893 and 1897?]
- In front of the "Red Onion" restaurant
- Skiers sit on chairs in the sun outside the Red Onion Restaurant on Cooper Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, dressed in ski clothes, including sweaters, ski boots, and sun glasses; one woman smokes a cigarette. Beer glasses and dishes are on the two...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1946-1947.; Restaurants--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Augusta Louise Tabor
- Studio portrait of (possibly) Augusta Louise Tabor, in a dress and high button shoes.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Girls--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- Augusta Tabor[?]
- Studio portrait of (probably) Augusta Louise Tabor, in a dress with lace and a straw hat.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Girls--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- May not be Augusta
- Studio portrait of (possibly) Augusta Louise Tabor; the teenaged girl wears a print dress, long hair and curls.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Teenagers--Colorado--1840-1850.; Women--Colorado--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- Man and woman
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a husband and wife probably on their wedding day. She holds a bouquet and wears a dress with a bustle.
- Men--1850-1870.; Spouses--1850-1870.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1850 and 1870]
- Geo. W. Von Ache
- Portrait of a man dressed in a western costume. He wears a hat, leather coat with fringe, beads and decorative stitching, a bandana, and a belt with holsters. He holds a gun in one hand. Possibly a photo of W. Von Ache?.
- Men--1850-1890.
- [between 1850 and 1890]