Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- William Bent
- Head and shoulders portrait of William Bent, founder of Bent's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail.
- Bent, William, 1809-1869.
- [between 1860 and 1869?]
- Charles Bent Gov.
- Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Bent, one of the four Bent brothers who founded Bent's Fort along the Santa Fe Trail. Bent served as governor of the New Mexico province taken in the Mexican American War, until he lost his life in a 1847...
- Governors--New Mexico--1840-1850.; Bent, Charles, 1799-1847.
- March 1847
- Prowers House, Boggsville
- View of the Prowers House on the Boggsville Historic site in Bent County, Colorado. The two story territorial style plastered, adobe structure is in deteriorated condition. Marks on the building indicate a porch is missing from the facade. Leafless...
- Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Boggsville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Prowers, John W.--Homes and Haunts.; Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1987
- Bent's (old) Fort (reconstruction)
- View of Bent's Fort (Bent County), Colorado. The adobe building has balconies, rooms, vigas, stairs, arcades, and battlements around an enclosed courtyard. A guard house is over the door.
- Bent's Fort (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Bent's...
- 1984 May 5
- Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed in the Spring 1888, Illustrated Supplement of the Bent County Democrat, includes a map of Las Animas and individual drawings of some of the landmark buildings, ranches and farms by Ricker & Murphy, Del. Eastern...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed in the Spring 1888, Illustrated Supplement of the Bent County Democrat, includes a map of Las Animas and individual drawings of some of the landmark buildings, ranches and farms by Ricker & Murphy, Del. Eastern...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1890--Aerial views.; Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- The old Greeley Stagecoach with Johnnie Gruber an early day pioneer
- Johnnie Gruber poses by a stagecoach used on the Greeley line at Bent's Fort (Bent County), Colorado.
- Gruber, Johnnie.; Bent County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Bent County--1920-1940.; Transportation--Colorado--Bent County--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1939]
- Bent's (old) Fort (reconstruction)
- View of Bent's Fort (Bent County), Colorado; shows adobe walls, stairs, air vents, and a balcony.
- Bent's Fort (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Bent's...
- 1984 May 5
- Bent's (old) Fort (reconstruction)
- View of Bent's Fort (Bent County), Colorado. A covered wagon is by the adobe fortifications; scaffolds cover repair work.
- Bent's Fort (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Bent's...
- 1984 May 5
- Bent's (old) Fort (reconstruction)
- View of Bent's Fort (Bent County), Colorado; shows adobe walls and a corral.
- Bent's Fort (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent County--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Bent's...
- 1984 May 5
- Interior view in Bent's Old Fort
- View of a dirt courtyard in the reconstructed Bent's Fort at Bent's Old Fort National Monument in southern Colorado. Shows a stone well, adobe walls with vigas, and part of a portal.
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Courtyards--Colorado--Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site--1970-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site--1970-1990.; National parks &...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Star School
- View of the Star School (1899) at 3658 U.S. 50. near McClave (Bent County), Colorado. The abandoned, one story stone building has a steep pitched, shingled roof, a chimney and large rectangular windows. Haystacks are in the distance.
- Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools.; Stone buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Stone...
- 2009
- The old Greeley stagecoach at Bents Fort
- Men and women pose near and on a horse-drawn stagecoach by Bent's Fort (Bent County), Colorado. Shows men on horseback.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Bent County--1920-1940.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Bent County--1920-1940.; Transportation--Colorado--Bent County--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Bent County--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1939]
- Courtyard of Bent's Old Fort
- View of the reconstructed courtyard at Bent's Fort at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta in Otero County, Colorado. Shows an adobe structure with vigas, a gate and a guard tower with a door and rooftop ventilator, an American...
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Courtyards--Colorado--Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site--1970-1990.; Flags--American--1970-1990.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site--1970-1990.;...
- [between 1977 and 1981?]
- Prowers Bridge, U.S. 34 over Arkansas River
- View of the Prowers Bridge which takes U.S. 34 over the Arkansas River in Bent County Colorado. The bridge is a five-span through truss bridge. The bridge was originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses...
- Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Historic sites.; Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Bent County Court House
- View of the Bent County Courthouse at 725 Carson Street in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two-story red brick courthouse with Romanesque details has a hip roof, central clock tower, pilasters, pillars, corner towers with semicircular...
- Bent County Courthouse (Las Animas, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Las Animas (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses.; Historic buildings.; Bent County Courthouse (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Prowers House, Boggsville
- View of the Prowers House on the Boggsville Historic site in Bent County, Colorado. The two story territorial style structure has peach colored stucco white trim and a porch extending the length of the building. This was the home of John W....
- Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Boggsville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Historic buildings.; Prowers, John W.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- The writer of the Bent articles, George Bent, and his wife Magpie
- Portrait of George Bent, a mixed-blood who chose to live and fight as a Cheyenne warrior, with his wife Magpie. Bent wears a suit and moccasins, he has a moustache. Magpie wears a dress decorated with elk teeth, quillwork and fringe, and a hairpipe...
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Warriors--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Bent, George, 1843-1918.; Magpie, wife of George Bent.
- 1906 March
- Descendants of Andres Contreras and Maria Salinas Y Valdez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Andres Contreras and Maria Salinas Y Valdez.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Archuleta
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Archuleta who married an unknown woman around 1572 in Spain.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Descendants of Blas Miranda and Juliana Perez de Bustillo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Blas Miranda and Juliana Perez de Bustillo.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Gonzalo Ponce de Leon and Jacinta de Pineda
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Gonzalo Ponce de Leon and Jacinta de Pineda.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Francisco Trujillo Villvicencio and Mariana de Salas Orosco
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Francisco Trujillo Villvicencio and Mariana de Salas Orosco.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Teresina Bent Scheurich
- Studio portrait of Teresina Bent Scheurich (Charles Bent's daughter). She wears a dress and decorated collar.
- Bent, Charles, 1799-1847--Family.; Women--1870-1880.; Scheurich, Teresina Bent.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Chas. or Albert Scheurich son of Teresina, & wife
- Studio portrait of Charles or Albert Scheurich, son of Teresina Bent (Charles Bent's daughter), and his wife. She wears a dress and he wears a suit and tie.
- Bent, Charles, 1799-1847--Family.; Scheurich, Teresina Bent--Family.; Spouses--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Aloys Scheurich husband of Teresina
- Studio portrait of Aloys Scheurich, husband of Teresina Bent (Charles Bent's daughter). He wears a suit and tie.
- Bent, Charles, 1799-1847--Family.; Scheurich, Teresina Bent--Family.; Men--1870-1880.; Scheurich, Aloys.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Fairmount sexton's records, 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
- Fairmount Sexton’s Records 1891-1953 list over 85,500 burials or entombments. The Fairmount Sexton Records 1891–1953 were microfilmed in 1959 by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The grave registers were arrange in rough “alphabetical...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado--Genealogy.; Colorado--Vital records.
- 2004
- Descendants of Alfonso Perez de Golfin and Maria Gomez Tello
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alfonso Perez de Golfin and Maria Gomez Tello .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Francisco Lopez and Maria de Villafuerte
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Francisco Lopez and Maria de Villafuerte.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Tome Dominguez and Leonor Gonzalez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Pedro Varela
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro Varela.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Pat's Cafe, Las Animas
- View of Pat's Cafe at 514 Bent Avenue in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two story, plastered brick, commercial style building has two large windows on the first floor surrounded by faux stone. The building has a cornice with a pediment in...
- Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Las Animas welcome sign
- View of the welcome sign along U.S. 50 in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The sign, shaped like a covered wagon reads: "Welcome to Las Animas." Metal signs near the welcome sign read: "Tree City USA, National Arbor Day Foundation" and "Growth...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Signs (Notices).; Water towers.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Water towers--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- At Bent Co. Fair
- Panoramic view of teams of oxen hitched to covered wagons on a race track at the Bent County Fair in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows crowds of men, women and children beside a fenced track, parked cars and people in a frame announcer's...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cover wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Ox teams--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- San Patricio Ranch, Boggsville; Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows San Patricio ranch and the Purgatoire River in Boggsville, Bent County, Colorado, with vignettes: "ruins of first schoolhouse in Bent County Boggsville," a harp, and bulls: "Col. Crisp No. 1374" and "Lord Thomas...
- Boggsville (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bird's eye view of Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Las Animas (Colo.)--Description and travel--Aerial--Maps.
- 1888
- Bent County Courthouse
- View through trees of the lower portion of the Bent County Courthouse, Bent Avenue, Las Animas, Colorado; shows the brick building with cut stone trim, rusticated stone foundation, stepped entry with arched doorway and first floor windows.
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The good old horse and buggy days gathering at the Bent Co. Court House
- Wide angle view of a large group of people gathered in front of the Bent County Courthouse, Las Animas, Colorado; horse-drawn carriages park on Bent Avenue.
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Bird's eye view of Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Las Animas (Colo.)--Aerial views.;
- 1888
- John L. Martin dam - conveyor and concrete mixer
- View of the construction of the John Martin Dam near Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado; shows a faceted concrete plant with a hopper and an elevator. A crane is in the distance.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; John Martin Reservoir Dam (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- John L. Martin dam - loading chute and concrete plant
- View of construction at the John Martin Reservoir Dam near Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado; shows a loading chute at the concrete plant, tracks, hopper cars, and a crane.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; John Martin Reservoir Dam (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Concrete products industry--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- John L. Martin dam - concrete section
- View of the construction of the John Martin Dam near Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado; men in hard hats work by concrete forms and a pier with a crane on it.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; John Martin Reservoir Dam (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Businesses in Las Animas
- Men stand outside businesses on a street in probably Las Animas (later covered by John Martin Reservoir) near the present day Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows false front frame buildings and signs that read: "G.M. Woodworth's Livery...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1883?]
- Las Animas, Colo.
- Panoramic view shows teams of oxen hitched to covered wagons on a race track at the Bent County Fair in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Crowds of men, women and children are beside the fenced track; shows parked cars and people in a frame...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cover wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Ox teams--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Armory Hall, Central City
- Winter scene of muddy Main Street and the exterior of Armory Hall in Central City, Colorado; shows steel water tanker hitched to six teams of horses, and firemen standing in front of the Armory Hall which serves as the Central City Fire Department.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Utes Group
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men,standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Bent County Farm
- View shows a barbed wire fence, a muddy road, and a farm complex in the distance, Bent County, Colorado.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Bent County--1890-1900.
- 1893?
- Creede, Colo.
- Cars are parked along an unpaved street in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Buildings along the street include one and two- story commercial storefronts with gables and flat roofs. The steep, narrow, rocky canyon that surrounds the...
- Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Original location, Fezer Drug see story on Fezer says Fezer bought building when Monk Ingleshed sold out & went to Colo. Spgs.
- Men, women, and children stand in front of a drug store in the town of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. One woman holds a dead tree branch in her hand. A small evergreen tree is perched on top of a triangular wood stand. The store is built as a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1890]