Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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 March 4
- Kuner-Empson Canners Building
- Delaney Carriage Company Building
- Bethel Church of God
- 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
- Central Presbyterian Directory: 1875
- Membership directory for 1875 of the Central Presbyterian Church, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Directories.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1875
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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.)
- 1942 February
- Park Hill Elementary Historic Building application
- Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Loveland Feed & Grain, Loveland, Colo.
- View of the Loveland Feed & Grain mill located between 2nd & 3rd Street in Loveland, Colo. Originally called Centennial Mills, the first building was built in 1880, but later destroyed by a fire in 1882. The current structure was rebuilt that...
- Feed mills--Colorado--Loveland--2000-2010.; Loveland (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Loveland Feed & Grain (Loveland, Colo.).--Pictorial works.; Feed mills--Colorado--Loveland--Pictorial works.; Loveland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Rio Grande style blanket and beater
- View of a hand-woven Rio Grande style blanket made at a WPA sponsored weaving project in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a multi colored striped blanket and two chain rug beaters with wooden handles.
- Hispanic Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Blankets.; Tools.; Blankets--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Louise Campa in Spanish dance costume
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a classical style Spanish dance costume. She wears a dark top and a silk scarf decorated with fringe, a full, mid-length,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 20, 1910 May 14
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 1, 1914 October 10
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Elks home, Ouray
- Exterior of the Elks Club, Ouray Lodge No. 492, BPOE, (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks), designed by E. H. Powell, and built in 1904, between Fifth (5th) and Fourth (4th) Avenues, on the east side of Main (3rd, Third) Street, Ouray, Ouray...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1950-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Ouray--1950-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1974?]
- Elks home
- Two men pose under the projecting arched entry of the newly completed Elks Club, Ouray Lodge No. 492, BPOE, (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks) between Fifth (5th) and Fourth (4th) Avenues, on the east side of Main Street, Ouray, Ouray...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [1904 or 1905]
- Central City
- View of the Opera House in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a stone structure with a mansard roof, oculus, balcony, and signs: "Opera House," and "The Central City Opera House Special New York Attraction 8 Gala Performances July 16 to...
- Central City Opera House--Buildings--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Central City
- View of the Opera House in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a stone structure with a mansard roof, oculus, balcony, and signs: "Opera House," and "The Central City Opera House Special New York Attraction 8 Gala Performances July 16 to...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Central City Opera House
- A billboard on the left side of the Opera House entrance reads "Central City Opera House Association, Inc., Sixth Annual Play Festval July 17 to August 7, 1937 Mr. Richard Aldrich Presents Miss Ruth Gordon, Mr. Dennis King, Mr. Walter Slezak, Mr....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Teller Opera House, Colorado
- The Central City Opera House was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect R.S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Central City's pony express
- A little boy in overalls, long sleeved shirt, and cap sits on a burro in front of the Central City Opera House. The burro has reins, bridle, and saddle. The granite facade of the Opera House, its paneled dorrs, and its transom are visible. The...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Re-opening of Opera House, Central City, 1932
- The billboard for the 1932 play festival season is posted outside of the Central City, Colorado, Opera House. It is attached to the granite wall, to the left of the arched entrance, and beneath a sconce. The billboard reads "The Central City Opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Interior Teller House
- A large wooden case with glass panels and "Gilpin Miner" painted on it is in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. Minerals sit on the cabinet shelves. An antique telephone and a desk with two lamps on it and several chairs in front of it...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo smelter refinery
- Interior view of an Argo smelting works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a stack of crucibles on top of a furnace, a hoist, and a cart.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Crucibles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Wm. Beynon, died 1926, Argo Smelter, refinery
- William Beynon stands next to a cart in the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery, Denver, Colorado shows: furnace, crucibles, and chain hoists.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beynon,...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace with attached troughs, and a hopper.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo smelter, tub room silver refinery
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: row of round, wood tanks and rectangular containers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Construction of a brick chimney at the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: wood scaffolding, barrels, building materials.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chimneys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ino George, Jack O'Conner
- Ino George, with shovel, and Jack O'Conner inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, with hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Argo smelting
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Chas Johnson, Ino George
- Ino George, with shovel, and Charles Johnson inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney with hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Denver Firemen help conquer muscular dystrophy
- Men pose in a fire truck with a poster: "Vote To End Muscular Dystrophy" as part of a fund drive. Firemen include Willie Simons, George Miroslavich, Robert Burke, Chief Franzinni and Frank Losasso. Gold leaf letters on the fire truck read: "No 1...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Community service--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fund...
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Lt. Luther R. Hare, standing in uniform, 3/4 length
- Commander of Student Army Training Corps at Simmons College.; Lieutenant Luther Rector Hale, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform and gloves, holding sheathed saber; hat is on side table; Second...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Hare, Luther Rector, d. 1929.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Torre Iussi: "Hell on Earth"
- Torre Iussi controlled the approaches to Hill 903 and was strongly defended by German troops. It was a major objective for troops of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 1st Battalion. The battle for it lasted all day April 14, 1945; on...
- Monte Sinistro (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Torre Iussi (Italy)
- April 1945
- Villa billet on Lake Garda
- View of a villa on the shore of Lake Garda, Italy, where men of the 87th Regiment of the Tenth Mountain Division billeted shortly while in reserve until their orders changed and they continued marching.
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April] 1945
- Interior of Colorado State Capitol
- A large chandelier hangs over the chamber of either the House of Representatives or the Senate in the Colorado State Capitol between Colfax and 14th (Fourteenth) Avenues and Lincoln and Grant Streets in Denver, Colorado. The capitol building was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Milwaukee Brewing Co.
- The Milwaukee Brewery Company was established in 1859 by James Endlich at 10th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. In 1860, the brewery was sold to John Good, who enlarged it and renamed it after the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. In 1901, the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City First National Bank, Colorado
- Fifteen men stand on the sidewalk in front of the First National Bank at the corner of Main and Eureka streets in Central City, Colorado. The men are dressed in suits and hats and many hold cigars. H.H. Lake is third from the left in the middle row...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banking--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Businessmen--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver State Capitol interior
- Two men lean against a balcony railing inside the Colorado State Capitol building between Colfax and 14th avenues and Lincoln and Grant streets in Denver, Colorado. Round, fluted columns with carved capitals support the level above where the men...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Hotels Shirley and Savoy, Denver
- Partial exterior view of Hotel Shirley and Hotel Savoy, back to back, both faced 17th (Seventeenth) with the Shirley at Lincoln and the Savoy at Broadway, Denver, Colorado; two hotels consolidated in 1921 becoming Shirley-Savoy Hotel, Shirley...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Shirley-Savoy Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1904 and 1919]
- Arrow, Colo. on the Moffat Road
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train at Arrow, Colorado train station; dining room, Elk Saloon and rooms, Cottage Bar, hotel, and New England Kitchen are identifiable businesses; wooden frame...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Billboards--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]