Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ben Stanley Revett residence, Breckenridge, Colorado
- A rock fireplace, with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in stone is a feature of the 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado. One tile is of a man in a blanket with a feather headdress and reads "Pontiac-Iriquois," the other is...
- Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Moffat Tunnel Route parade float
- View of a truck / parade float somewhere in Colorado, depicting a model train through a mountain. Women wear cowgirl costumes, with a fishing reel and United States flags. Banners read: "Enjoy the Best of the West," "Denver & Rio Grande Western...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades (Floats)--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Royal Gorge Route parade float
- View of a truck / parade float somewhere in Colorado, depicting a model train and Royal Gorge bridge. Banners read: "Enjoy the Best of the West," "Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad," and "Royal Gorge Route, Salt Lake City, Grand Junction,...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades (Floats)--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Advertising mock up for passenger trains
- Reproduction shows a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad advertisement depicting a steam locomotive led by a woman with winged heels. Printing reads: "Beauty Grace Speed Power Patroness of Travel, the Spirit of Modern Railroading Beckons into the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Advertisements--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Map of Cripple Creek and Victor mining districts
- Photograph of a map produced by Smith-Brooks depicting mines located near Cripple Creek, Victor and Goldfield, (Teller County Colorado mining districts) along the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short...
- Mine maps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.; Midland Terminal...
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- China section gang Promontory
- View of Central Pacific Railroad construction at Promontory (Box Elder County), Utah; shows Chinese-American workers and a photographer's car with lettering: "U.P.R.R. Photograph [Car], J. B. Silvis Stereoscopic & Landscape Views of Notable Points...
- Chinese-Americans--Utah--Promontory--1860-1880.; Promontory (Utah)--1860-1880.; Railroad construction workers--Utah--Promontory--1860- 1880.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Promontory--1860-1880.; Central Pacific Railway Company.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- [between 1869 and 1870?]
- Underground mining - views by flash light
- View is a montage of small images depicting miners performing various tasks, Leadville Lake County, Colorado. Titles on individual images: "Air drilling," "Hand drilling," "Electric drilling," "On the cage going up," "Anglebracing," and,...
- Mine timbering--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Manhattan Beach
- View of Manhattan Beach amusement park in Denver, Colorado; shows well-dressed women by a street light and a banner depicting an Elk (B.P.O.E.). Flower bed letters read: "Welcome," sign reads: "A County Girl."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1906?]
- United States National Bank Building
- Interior view of the United States National Bank lobby, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout, Denver, Colorado, shows the marble vestibule with vaulted ceiling with Allen True paintings depicting Western animals and Native American motifs from San...
- United States National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1932?]
- Warren Branch
- Interior of Warren Branch of Denver Public Library, (formerly East Denver Branch) 3354 High Street, Denver, Colorado; Italianate structure; interior shows a high ceiling with skylight, elaborate moldings and brackets, Allen True's painting "The...
- Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912.--Monuments.
- [1913]
- Panels above proscenium arch
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling light fixtures and panels with faux and molded plaster ornaments depicting garlands and dragons.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Alfert Herter drop curtain
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage and a painted backdrop depicting (probably) George Washington and a soldier on horses, an eagle, buffalo skulls, angels, rocks, and trees.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Studio props--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 September 18
- Ouray Monument Million Dollar Highway
- A man stands and looks at a stone obelisk with a metal plaque depicting Ouray, a Native American (Ute) Chief, and incised letters: "In Memory of Chief Ouray and Chipeta Erected by The State of Colo. 1926.", Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado....
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Obelisks--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Chipeta--Monuments.; Ouray--Monuments.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Monument on Montrose to Ouray Highway
- View of a stone obelisk, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, shows a metal plaque depicting Ouray, a Native American (Ute) Chief, and incised letters: "In Memory of Chief Ouray and Chipeta Erected by The State of Colo. 1926."
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Chipeta--Monuments.; Ouray--Monuments.
- [between 1926 and 1930?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
- Color drawing depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback holding his hat in the air in his right hand. A British and an American soldier ride on either side of Cody. The British soldier carries a British flag while the American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Flags--British--1900-1910.; Soldiers--American--1900-1910.; Soldiers--British--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1925 and 1950?]
- Fifteenth Street storefronts
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts, awning letters: "Millinery," and a poster depicting a race car and letters: "Decoration Day." The Arapahoe County Courthouse dome is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Anarchy alley between Pearl - Washington St at 13th Ave
- View of the alley between Pearl and Washington Streets, on the north side of 13th Avenue (by Wax Trax Records store), in Denver, Colorado; shows graffiti depicting Elvira, Spider Man, Sylvester Stallone, a "Temple Ov Psychick Youth" cross (Psychic...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1985 and 1988?]
- Alley 13th - Vine - Race
- View of the alley between Vine and Race Streets, by 13th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows graffiti depicting blue whales. Dumpster cover reads: "MAMA."
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Whales--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1985 and 1988?]
- Yeager Mortuary, Mrs. Ethel A. Anderson, corpse
- Interior view of Yeager Mortuary in Denver, Colorado; shows Ethel A. Anderson in a coffin. Also shows roses, lilies, other flowers, lamps, and a stained glass window depicting Jesus Christ.
- Anderson, Ethel A.--Death & burial.; Yeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1927 March 31
- America Theatre
- View of the America theater entrance in Denver, Colorado. A canopy and mural depicting Native Americans are above the ticket window.
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The Loop above Georgetown, Colo.
- Photograph of a drawing depicting the Georgetown Loop, above Georgetown (Clear Creek County) Colorado; shows Colorado and Southern train on a trestle and Clear Creek.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The defiance of Roman Nose
- Shows Roman Nose, a Native American (Cheyenne) man, on horseback at the Battle of Beecher Island. A group of spectators on horseback cheer him on.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Roman Nose.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Cheyenne Indians
- A series of small sketches depicting Native American (Cheyenne) life. The sketches are titled: "Semi-civilized," "A warrior," "Moving," "An Indian belle," "A Cheyenne chief," "Squaw and papoose," "Tepees or wigwams," and, "Weapons &c."
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1990?]
- Washington Park Community Church interior
- Interior view of Washington Park Community Church in the Washington Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado; shows people in pews, and a stage set depicting stone walls.
- Washington Park Community Church (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Reredos in St. Martin's Chapel at St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- View of an altar screen at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist) in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows carved wood figures depicting Mary, Jesus,...
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Altarpieces--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Chapels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Episcopal...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Painting of Cripple Creek Short Line
- Photograph of a painting by W. Bancroft (possibly William Henry Bancroft) depicting Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line), Colorado; romanticized canyon view with three Short Line trains at top...
- Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Short Line.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Painting of Cripple Creek Short Line
- Photograph of a painting by W. Bancroft (possibly William Henry Bancroft) depicting Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line), Colorado; two elevations of standard gauge track with two passenger...
- Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Painting of Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad
- Photograph of a painting (artist unknown) depicting Denver, Boulder and Western Railroad (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway), Colorado; three elevations of narrow gauge tracks winding around mountain ridge with passenger train crossing...
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- [1909 or 1910]
- When Horace Bennett owned home he had likeness of infant daughter Cecile carved into wall
- Interior view of the Chappell House at 1300 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Denver, Colorado; shows rusticated stone arches and a carved ornament depicting a girl.
- Chappell, Delos Allen--Homes & haunts.; Chappell House (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Soldiers and Sailors' Monument, Cleveland
- View of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Cleveland, Ohio; the monument built to honor the lives sacrificed in the Civil War is comprised of four bronze statuary groupings depicting the Infantry, the Artillery, the Cavalry, and...
- Cleveland (Ohio)--1900-1910.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Monuments & memorials--Ohio--Cleveland--1890-1900.
- 1900
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of the brick fireplace alcove in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows an oak mantle and built in wood seats next to the fireplace; snuffer with a long handle hanging off the mantle; decorative...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Library facing northwest [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the library in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, shows scenes depicting pastoral and mythological works framed by stylized laurel leaves and portraits of statesmen, writers, and scientists....
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Paintings, done directly on the plaster walls, were executed by Yens Erickson, a graduate of the Paris and Copenhagen schools of art [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of mural painting and woodwork in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows an allegorical scene depicting Dante in Florence with Beatrice, portrait of Benjamin Franklin panel, and oak wood crown...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Lobby
- Interior view of the lobby of the Blue Parrot restaurant at 1718 Broadway Street in Denver, Colorado; decor includes stucco walls, arches, lamps, a flower arrangement, and ceramic tiles depicting ships.
- Blue Parrot (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Greek costumed people
- Studio portrait of a man and women in Greek style costumes. The women wear long dresses. One woman wears a helmet and holds a spear, possibly depicting the goddess Minerva (Athena); another has a lyre leaning against her leg. The man holds a scroll...
- Costumes--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's interpretation of Hiawatha, sent to Mr. Landry of Cincinnati who used them to paint his conception of "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands" which took first place at National Photographers' Convention;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands, full length
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's conception of Hiawatha and sent to Mr. Landry of Chicago who used them to create his painting, "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands", which won first place at National Photographers' Convention; Landry...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Photograph of an engraving showing two unidentified Indian men and one woman, full length
- Photograph of an engraving depicting a group of three unidentified Indians, two men and a woman, full length dressed in native costumes; unidentified artist and title.
- Sun dance--1900-1930.; Dancing--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Photograph of an engraving showing an Indian Sun Dance
- Photograph of an engraving depicting an Indian Sun Dance with one Indian undergoing bravery strength and four others with pegs in chests; group of Native Americans and military personnel watching. no identification as to artist and title.
- Sun dance--1880-1890.; Dancing--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Native American tipi
- View of a Native American tepee with painted decorations depicting animals and spots probably in Big Horn County, Montana.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Petroglyphs depicting several animals and other images appear on a stone surface of a cliff dwelling ruin, probably in the Four Corners region of the Southwest.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1920.; Rock art--Four Corners Region--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Memorial Arch, Stanford University
- horseback and a Central Pacific Railroad locomotive titled "The Progress of civilization in America." The arch and numerous other campus structures were heavily damaged in the "great earthquake" of April, 1906.; The back of a statue, probably...
- Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905--Statues.; Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893--Statues.; Stanford University--1900-1910.; Memorial arches--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Several men sit on a stone wall in front of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Some of the men stand near the wall. A dog lies at their feet. Several graves are in the small fenced churchyard. A large cross depicting...
- Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (Las Vegas, N.M.)--1900- 1910.; Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bird's eye view of Pueblo and South and East Pueblo
- View of Pueblo, Colorado, to the south and east; reproduction of an illustrated map depicting street lay-out and Spanish Peaks, Greenhorn Mountains, reservoir, artesian well of mineral waters, Union Depot, Smelting Works, City Flouring Mills,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Loma Standing Bear
- Loma Standing Bear, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal, half-length portrait. He wears his long hair in braids with strips of fur wrapped around their ends. He also wears a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Standing Bear, Loma.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Western Montana Flathead Indians
- Poster titled "Western Montana Flathead Indians" with seven small photographs depicting life on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana in the early 1900s. The photographs were all taken by Edward H. Boos, advertising manager of the...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- The Thurlow-Hutton building
- Reproduction of an architectural sketch depicting proposed Thurlow-Hutton building, southeast corner of Second and Main Streets, Pueblo, Colorado. Building was designed by Denver architect Robert Roeschlaub and engineered by F. Reistle; building...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- View, looking northwest of Pueblo in 1872, from hill east of Santa Fe between Third and Fourth Streets
- Bird's eye view northwest from hill east of Santa Fe between Third (3rd) and Fourth (4th) Streets, Pueblo, Colorado; reproduction of an illustration depicting brick business commercial buildings; identified businesses include: Berry Brother's Drug...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1870-1880.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Chief Iron Tail, Indian women and children at Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Postcard depicting drawing of Sioux Chief Iron Tail standing with a group of Sioux women and children. The woman in the center of the front row kneels on the ground. Chief Iron Tail was a leader among the Native Americans who participated in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Colonel Wm. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)
- Reproduction of oil painting depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. Cody rests his right hand on his hip and holds the reins to the horse's bridle in his left hand. The bridle is decorated with shells placed together to form...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1920-1930.; Horses--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1922?]