Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Log Cabin
- View of the Log Cabin, one of the first buildings built in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Governor Hunt built this cabin, when the Denver and Rio Grande railway arrived, in October 1871, it became the station restaurant. Identified...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Log Cabin (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Governors--Colorado--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Healy House, Leadville, 1940
- In this interior view of a room in the Healy House Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado there is a Franklin cast iron stove before restoration. It is dirty, missing the left top door and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1940
- Phoenix Hotel, Las Vegas, New Mexico
- international high school.; The Phoenix Hotel stands in the distance across a field of trees with bare branches. The hotel was located on the Gallinas River about six miles north of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Phoenix Hotel, built in 1887 had 250...
- Phoenix Hotel--1900-1910.; Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Meadows--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Trees--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Arapahoe County courthouse
- The Arapahoe County Courthouse at 16th (Sixteenth) and Tremont streets in downtown Denver, Colorado, was built in 1883 by Lester Fillmore and Peter Gumry for $185,000 as a three-story building; the fourth level, seen here, was added 10 years later...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Buck Taylor
- William Levi "Buck" Taylor, known as the "King of the Cowboys" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits for a full-length studio portrait while on tour with the show in England. He is sitting on a tree stump and wears a cowboy hat and buckskin pants...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Beet sugar plant, Longmont, Colo.
- Exterior view of Longmont Sugar Company sugar beet plant, Longmont, Colorado; Longmont Sugar Company became part of American Sugar Refining Company which became part of Great Western Sugar Company; shows horse-drawn wagon on dirt road approaching...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Longmont Sugar Company (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Trinity Methodist Church, 18th at Broadway, Denver, Colorado : one hundredth anniversary 1859-1959.
- Booklet created to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado in 1959. Included in the booklet is a history of the church, a list of former pastors and photographs of different members of the...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1959
- Surveying party laying out the Fountain Colony which became Colorado Springs in 1871, the nearer figure is said to be General Cameron, behind him General Palmer
- Generals Cameron, William J. Palmer and another man survey the Fountain Colony (named for Fountain Creek, or Fontaine qui Bouille), as a communal enterprise, that later became Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, A few lean-to sheds show...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Surveying--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Cameron, General.; Palmer, William Jackson 1836-1909.
- 1871?
- Recreation hall at Fraser, Colorado before R.R., Eastom (became Fraser)
- A large two-story gable-roofed chinked log building, the recreation hall in Eastom, Colorado, is surrounded by a rail fence. Tree stumps are in the brush in front of the fence, and evergreen trees are behind the building. The town of Eastom was...
- Eastom (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sports & recreation facilities--Colorado--Eastom--1900- 1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin: Commemorative of the Burning of the Mortgage and of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Church
- Booklet produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Church. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, a detailed account of its financial history, a program for that day's...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- 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 May 25
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin
- Commemorative program for the burning of the mortgage and fortieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- Farmer and Hale Mortuary, William D. Nash Mortuary burial records -- index, 1889 to 1909
- Index to the Farmer and Hale Mortuary Index located in Denver, Colorado from the years 1889 to 1909. The original registers are individually indexed. The name may be that of the deceased or the person responsible for payment of the funeral...
- Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.; Burial--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.
- 2002
- Welcome to Five Points: a walking tour though Denver's jazz mecca brochure
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
- Barth Hotel
- Interior view of the Barth Hotel (1882; architect-Frederick C. Eberly), at 1514 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An employee stands behind the check-in counter. A signs reads: "Room Rent Due in...
- Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Interiors.; Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- The Rossonian
- View of the of the Rossonian, formerly the Rossonian Hotel, now an office building, at 2650 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Built in 1912 as the Baxter Hotel, it is a Beaux-Arts style building with a brick exterior...
- Rossonian (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Office buildings.; Commercial facilities.; Rossonian (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1999
- Donaciano Córdova
- Studio portrait of Donaciano Cordova, of Taos, New Mexico, and Trinidad, Colorado. He wears a coat, vest, upright wing collar and bow tie. He has a full mustache and his dark hair is combed back. He managed Juan Santistevan general merchandise...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranchers.; Cordova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Sheep...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- UFW Grape boycott march
- Father Marshall Gourley, followed by Mike Wilzoch, marches past a vineyard near Fresno, California. The grape boycott demonstration was held in conjunction with the 1975 United Farm Workers of American Convention in Fresno. An unidentified man...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fresno (Calif.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Grapes.; Priests.; Gourley, Marshall, Father--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975]
- American Woodmen's Life
- View of the American Woodmen's Life Building (1950; Gordon White, architect) at 2100 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. White terracotta wraps much of the exterior of the two story, Streamline Moderne building....
- American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Insurance companies.; American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Insurance...
- 1994
- El Convento B & B
- View of the El Convento Bed and Breakfast at 512 Church Place in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe structure was built in 1905 as a parochial school. It later became a convent for the Sisters of Mercy, and a bed-and-breakfast in the...
- San Luis (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels.; Adobe buildings.; El Convento (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bed and breakfast accommodations--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; San Luis...
- 1992
- Masonic Lodge / Springfield Schoolhouse
- View of the facade of Masonic Lodge No. 158, at 281 West 7th Street in Springfield (Baca County), Colorado. The one story front-gabled building is constructed of dark stone. It has rectangular windows and a rounded arch above the entrance. The...
- Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Freemasons. Lodge #158 (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Masonic buildings.; Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield,...
- 1988
- María Jacinta Paiz
- Studio portrait of María Jacinta Paiz, a young woman. She wears a dress with a gathered scoop neck; her wavy hair is pulled back and parted on the side. She wears an over sized hair ribbon.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Teenagers.; Paiz, María Jacinta, 1888-1923.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Teenage girls--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Edge Gallery and Bug Theatre
- View of the Edge Gallery at 3654 Navajo Street and the Bug Theatre at 3658 Navajo Street in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Edge is brightly painted in yellow, red, and dark blue. Bright block yellow letters over the corner...
- Edge Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Bug Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Commercial art galleries.; Edge Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bug Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- Russellville Ranch
- View of the Log gateway at Russellville Ranch in Franktown (Douglas County), Colorado. The sign hangs over the log entry and reads "Russellville Ranch," a red metal gate closes off the road to the main house and outlying structures. The two story...
- Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Franktown (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.; Gates--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Old Black Forest schoolhouse
- View of the old Black Forest schoolhouse located at 6770 Shoup Road, Black Forest (El Paso County), Colorado. The school closed in 1945 and became a county maintenance facility. The chinked log cabin with white shutters is on a new cement...
- Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Black Forest (Colo.)--1990-2000.; One-room schools.; Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Black Forest--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1995
- Hanging Lake, Garfield County, Colo.
- View of Hanging Lake and waterfalls, located 7 miles east of the town of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County, Colorado. Location became a National Natural Landmark in 2011.
- Hanging Lake (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lakes--Colorado--Garfield County--Pictorial works.; Garfield County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hanging Lake (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- ca. 1990
- 19th Street Diner, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of the 19th Street Diner located at 1908 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The exterior of the 1950s style diner has a pink, black and white awning with the sign "19th St. Diner," a large external neon wall clock and a separate...
- 19th Street Diner (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--2010-2020.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2010-2020.; 19th Street Diner (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Diners...
- 2011
- Miramont Castle Museum, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Miramont Castle located at 9 Capitol Hill Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The four story, 14,000 square-foot Romanesque Revival castle also contains castellated battlements, Flemish stepped gables, Queen Anne shingled...
- Miramont Castle (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--2000-2010; Miramont Castle (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Manitou Springs--Pictorial...
- 2000
- Shady Greenhorn building, Greenhorn, Colo.
- View of the Shady Greenhorn building in Greenhorn, Colo. The building once contained a café, liquor store and variety store. The simple structure is defined by a rough stucco facade, pediment and decorative vigas. Located south of Colorado...
- Ghost towns--Colorado--Greenhorn--1970-1980.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Greenhorn--1970-1980.; Greenhorn (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Greenhorn--Pictorial works.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Greenhorn--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum located in the former Lake County High School, 120 West 9th Street, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1900, the two-story brick structure has ornate pedimented dormers with urn finials and corbeled...
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; High school buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Silver mines and mining--Museums--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; National Mining Hall...
- 1989
- Addison Baker monument, Riverside Cemetery, Denver
- View of grave marker for Addison Elton Baker, a farmer and real estate investor, located in block 17, lot 118, in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An Italian...
- Baker, Addison Elton, 1818-1884--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cemeteries.; Horses.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Baker, Addison Elton,...
- 1987
- Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's residence
- View of the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's residence at 7400 East Sixth (6th) Avenue in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a white stucco Spanish Eclectic-style house with vigas and a red tile roof. The two-story...
- Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2008
- Sundial at the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's residence
- View of a sundial in the yard of the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's Residence (1904; Aaron Grove and Thomas Walsh, architects) at 7400 East Sixth (6th) Avenue in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. In the foreground is a...
- Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field Neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Sundials.; Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- [2008?]
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House (1890), 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingles on the front and north side gables, and shed style...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1975
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House at 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingling on the front and north side gables. A second story shed-style overhang...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Kimball / Hegarty House
- View of a Queen Anne style house (1890) at 790 Oneida Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house features a decorative half-timbered gable, a circular turret on the second story and a porch on the second story of the north...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2002
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west elevation of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical style building...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1975
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west and south elevations of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1990
- Addison Baker memorial at Riverside cemetery
- View of grave marker for Addison Baker, a farmer and real estate investor, located in block 17, lot 118, in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An Italian marble...
- Baker, Addison, 1818-1884--Tomb--2000-2010.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Horses.; Statues.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Baker, Addison,...
- 2003
- Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1858
- Teresa Vigil
- Portrait of Teresa Vigil, an expert in medicinal herbs (curandera) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She poses in her kitchen in a blouse and sweater. A stove, cutting board and pots and pans are nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Healers.; Interiors.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Teresa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [2005 April 16]