Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Mukherjee
- Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Mukherjee pose in Denver, Colorado with a wedding cake and a locket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mukherjee, N. R.; Mukherjee, N. R., Mrs.
- 1954 June 18
- Gimme!
- Girls and boys crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado, to get ice cream and cake offered by the O. P. Baur Company.
- Denver Post--Public relations--1920-1930.; O. P. Baur Confectionery Co.--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper...
- 1928 July 14
- Wonder Bakery
- View of Wonder Bread and Hostess Cake bakery, "D" and Lampkin Streets, Pueblo, Colorado, a one-story flat-roof brick building with "Wonder Bread and Hostess Cake" sign over doorway.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bakeries--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938 May 11
- 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
- King Jones Wedding cutting the cake
- Photograph of the wedding of Richard King and Lorraine Jones at the Scott United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. the couple stand poised to cut the cake at Corrine Jackson's home on 26th High Street in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are the...
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1948 June 4
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 9 and 10, 1925 November-December
- Celebration dinner
- Men and women pose with food including pears, bread, a roast pheasant or turkey, and an ornate cake. Decor includes carnations, a stove, bunting, stenciled wallpaper, and a paper bell.
- Celebrations--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1906, December 27
- Rifle area picnic
- Women, men, boys, and girls pose near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include dresses with ruffles. Straw hats and printed fabric bonnets hang on a fence; food includes fruit, cake, bread, and a pie.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Theatrical group
- Men and women in blackface pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; costume includes dresses of print or brocade fabrics, and hats with flowers. Some of the men are dressed as women. A man points at a cake.
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area wedding party?
- Interior view of tables set for a banquet in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the tables are set with dinnerware, flower arrangements, and food including bread, crackers, a roast turkey, fruit, and an ornate wedding cake. Women and men in wait...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banquets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Food--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Group in costume
- Men and women in blackface pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; costume includes dresses of print or brocade fabrics, and hats with flowers. Some of the men are dressed as women. A man points at a cake.
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Dokey Circus, Denver
- View of circus tents, and an arched wooden entrance sign to "Dokey Circus" at an intersection on East 5th (Fifth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on a sign read: "Coca-Cola, Every Bottle Sterilized," "The Model Cleaners and Dyers, Men's...
- Dokey Circus--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Large group having a picnic
- Group portrait of men, women, and children with a cake, fruit, and picnic baskets in Denver, Colorado; costume includes hats with flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Small group having a picnic. Man is wearing a Scottish Highlander outfit
- Group portrait of a man, women, a boy and girl in Denver, Colorado, with a cake, fruit, and picnic baskets; costume includes applique, a cape and garrison cap. The man has bagpipes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Recreation - picnic - formal - group of women
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed women at a table set with cut flowers, a cake, dinnerware, and party favors at a picnic, in a park, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes lace and hats with feathers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Table settings & decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cleveland, Euclid Ave. at 105th St.
- Automobiles sit on Euclid Avenue at 105th (One hundred fifth) Street in Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), Ohio. Shows commercial buildings and street car tracks. Signs read: "The Alhambra. Novelties," "Century Awning," "Graves Electric," "Ionic...
- Cleveland (Ohio)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Ohio--Cleveland--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Ohio--Cleveland--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- Our dining room Sneffels
- In Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, a dining room table is set with silver and china dinnerware, flower arrangements, liquor bottles, a jar of jelly, and sliced cake. Spindle and rocking chairs are to the side; a tabby cat poses on a bed....
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- December 1896
- One of the Gates' daughter's birthdays
- A group of young boys and girls pose for a photo at one of the Gates' daughter's birthday party. The children wear party dresses and suits, some hold balloons. A birthday cake with lit candles is on the floor in front of the children.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lampings, Bailey
- Mrs. and Mrs. Lamping pose for a portrait on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bailey, Colorado. Mrs. Lamping, with her hair pulled back, wearing small, round, wire glasses, sits in a chair. Mr. Lamping wears a suit and stands with his hand on...
- Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- Littleton
- Four women and a boy, Doug Ellis, sit on a wooden fence in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. One woman feeds cake to the woman beside her.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- 1903 July 4
- Jane Sterling Denver Posts' and Joe "Awful" Coffee Birthday Club party for orphan children
- Interior view of the Ringside Lounge at 1120 17th Street in Denver, Colorado; shows boys, girls, a man and a woman at a table set with food and dinnerware. Joe "Awful" Coffee offers a piece of cake; Jane Sterling holds a child, and framed...
- Denver Post--People--1950-1960.; Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Children's parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Our savior's birthday
- Sarah Sims, an African-American (Black) woman, wears a choir robe, holds a book, and stands in front of her house at night. The house is decorated for Christmas. Statues and cut outs of choir singers stand in line with the woman. A large paper...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Sarah Sims (house at Christmas)
- Sarah Sims, an African-American woman, wears a choir robe, holds a book, and stands in front of her house at night. The house is decorated for Christmas. Statues and cut outs of choir singers stand in a line in front of the house. A large paper...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Golden Eagle
- View of a window display at the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Store in Denver, Colorado (at night); shows a cake with: "50," and flower arrangements.
- Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1934]
- Hostess delivery truck
- View of a van by a Save-A-Nickel grocery store, in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Hostess Cake," and "Continental Baking Company." A man carries cupcakes; cars are by the door.
- Save-A-Nickel--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954 or 1955]
- Ready for a party
- Interior view of a house in Denver, Colorado; shows dining tables set with dinnerware, flower arrangements, and a cake.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Girl Scouts
- A young African American (Black) girl stands behind a table cluttered with a cake, balloons, and gifts in a classroom in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a Brownie uniform with the badges and insignias removed. Cakes on the table read: "Happy...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- W.P.A. nursery school - Colorado
- Children eat at tables in a W.P.A. nursery school in Denver, Colorado; food includes cake and tin cups of milk.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Children eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Nursery...
- [between 1933 and 1950?]
- King Soopers 5th Annual pix
- King Soopers founder Lloyd J. King, cuts a cake in Denver, Colorado. Two men look on, one holds a sheet titled: "Special Award to Lloyd J. King."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; King Soopers, Inc.--Commemoration--1950-1960.; King, Lloyd J.
- [1952?]
- Gene Amole before leaving for Europe
- Gene Amole, radio and television personality, war correspondent, and later newspaper columnist, holds a piece of cake in downtown Denver, Colorado; radio microphone has letters: "KYMR."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Amole, Gene, 1923-
- 1950 May 23
- Billboard for Carey-ized Salt
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Carey Salt Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Boxes.; Salt industry.; Salt.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Hoffman Heights Housing Development, Interior Original Brick House, Kitchen
- Black and white print of Hoffman Heights house interior in Aurora. Kitchen from an original brick house, address unidentified. Lower cabinets with drawers above. Dark countertop with canisters, a teapot, and a cake holder. Upper cabinets break for...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- Lakewood on Parade tractor
- Photograph of an unidentified man driving a red tractor with a blue banner reading ""Lakewood Takes the Cake"" during the Lakewood on Parade festival in Lakewood, Colorado.
- Festivals--Colorado--Lakewood.; Parades--Colorado--Lakewood.; Lakewood (Colo.)
- Undated
- Lakewood on Parade Happy Birthday Lakewood
- A back view of a Model T Ford with a blue sign with a birthday cake reading "Happy Birthday Lakewood" during the Lakewood on Parade festival in Lakewood, Colorado.
- Festivals--Colorado--Lakewood.; Parades--Colorado--Lakewood.; Lakewood (Colo.)
- Undated
- Andrews Johnson Wedding
- Bride Jonella Andrews and Groom Charles Johnson share a piece of cake after their wedding at the home of William and Leena Cotton at 2722 Fillmore Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1958 September 7
- Andrews Johnson Wedding
- Bride Jonella Andrews and Groom Charles Johnson cut their cake after their wedding at the home of William and Leena Cotton at 2722 Fillmore Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1958 September 7
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 C
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 3, 1918 May
- Decker Branch Shakespeare Festival cake
- Photograph of a birthday cake for William Shakespeare during the Shakespeare Festival held at the Decker Branch library in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 2003
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- 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
- N.D.H.S. Annual: 1913
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1913
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1913
- 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
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- 1948 August
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- The women's auxiliary to Western States Baptist Convention : Colorado, Wyoming.
- Booklet produced by the Western States Missionary Baptist Convention honoring Trail Blazers Mrs. Emma Ruth Rogers from Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and Ruby Nell Parks from the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Parks, Ruby Nell.; Rogers, Emma Ruth.; Western States Missionary Baptist Convention. Woman's Convention Auxiliary.; African American Baptists--West (U.S.); Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2008 May 3