Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Possibly July 4, 1912
- View of a parade of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, looking west; shows the Cushman Block the Monti and Guanella Block, the Fish Block, and Masonic Lodge. The parade is probably a Fourth of July celebration; American flags hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.;...
- [1912?]
- Sixteenth Street above Curtis
- View of Curtis Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, office buildings, bunting, United States flags, and sign: "The May Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- Sixteenth Street, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a parade of men on horses, the Daniels and Fisher Stores Company building, and United States flags.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1907?]
- Daniels & Fisher
- Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher store in Denver, Colorado; shows chrysanthemums, paper umbrellas, and Japanese flags.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flags--Japanese--1900-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Merchandise...
- [1902?]
- Sixteenth and Arapahoe
- View of the intersection 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrian traffic, businesses, bunting, United States flags, and the Daniels and Fisher Stores Company with a giant U.S. flag.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Corner 16th and Arapahoe St - parade
- View of the Daniels and Fisher Stores Company building, at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows bunting and United States flags. The Tabor Opera House is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Ludlow massacre - demonstrations
- View of UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men atop a snow tower, waving United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Indians coming to town
- Native American (Crow) men ride on horseback near Sheridan, Wyoming. They carry U. S. flags and feather fans and wear moccasins, leggings, shirts fringed with ermine, and feather headdresses.
- Crow Indians--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Flags--American--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Routt County, Hayden, Colo.
- View of an agricultural exhibit in the interior of a display hall at the Routt County fair in the town of Hayden, Colorado. Produce on display: grains, cabbages, carrots, turnips, beets, onions and other vegetables. Quilts are draped over rafters;...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1950.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1950.; Flags--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Colorado pioneers attending Moffat Tunnel celebration
- View of the opening Ceremony for the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. A crowd of people stand in front of Denver and Salt Lake Railway locomotive 205 with the tunnel and snow covered mountain side in the distance. The people, who include...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Flags--American--1920-1930.;...
- 1928 Feb. 26
- Iron Building, Leadville
- Two women with hats cross a street near the intersection of 6th (Sixth) and Harrison in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows the Iron Building, a two story building with pediments and spindles. Letters carved on the pediment of the building...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ohio River steamship "Washington" Rochester, Pa.?
- Passengers are on the steam powered paddle wheeler "Washington" on the Ohio River probably near East Rochester (Beaver County), Pennsylvania. The excursion boat has four passenger decks, a pilot house with a "Washington" sign, a paddle wheel and a...
- East Rochester (Pa.)--1930-1940.; Ohio River--1930-1940.; Flags--American--1930-1940.; Rivers--Pennsylvania--East Rochester--1930-1940.; Stern wheelers--United States--Pennsylvania--East Rochester--1930-1940.
- 1932?
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Headquarters
- Three young children and a woman carrying a parasol walk with a man who wears a top hat toward the back of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. A large stuffed buffalo is in the grass in front of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1890-1900.; Children--1890-1900.; Flags--1890-1900.; Umbrellas--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Johnny Baker with group in front of tent
- Johnny Baker, the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and a star in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of a tent with a large group of soldiers and several Native Americans. Another cowboy, possibly William Levi "Buck"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Soldiers.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Shirt.; Rocky Bear.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Men in front of tent
- Several men, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand in front of a large tent with American flags and a stuffed buffalo head above its entrance. Two men, possibly...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks, identified left to right: David Kadjaia, Ivane Baramidze, Miron Chkonia, unknown, unknown, Ermile Antadze, Dimitri Mgaloblishvili, and Luka Chkhartishvili, pose on horseback for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Louka, Alexis, Prince.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1900.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of cowboys poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboys hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of them wear sheepskin chaps. One man in the right center of the group holds a flag. Large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Nebraska cowboys
- Several small groups of cowboys stand in front of a group of tents for "Nebraska Cowboys" at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe, possibly in Paris. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the right center background with a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Ft. Totten, D.T. lanching [sic] of Lillie Lee
- People crowd a boat launch at Devil's Lake near Fort Totten, Dakota Territory (later Ramsey County, North Dakota). Men and women are on the shore and on the decks of the boat Lillie Lee, which displays United States and signal flags. Sailboats are...
- Devils lake (N.D. : Lake)--1870-1890.; Fort Totten (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--North Dakota--Fort Totten--1870-1890.; Launchings--North Dakota--Fort Totten--1870-1890.; Sailboats--American--North Dakota--Fort Totten--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Steck School students studying maps and globes
- Photograph of several students standing around some maps, globes and model ships at Steck Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Three students hold different flags as they stand around a model ship. Two students stand next to them. One boy...
- Flags.; Globes.; Maps.; Steck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Flags. California
- Western History Subject Index
- Texas. Flags
- Pickets outside Denver City Auditorium
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver Symphony outside of the Denver City Auditorium theater on Fifteenth (15th) Street in Denver, Colorado. The pickets were part of a boycott of the Safeway grocery store chain. People...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1971]
- Lettuce strike, Center, Colo.
- Members and supporters of the United Farm Workers of America join the lettuce strike against Finerman Company in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. Men and women stand neat the side of a highway. Some wear berets and armbands with the United Farm...
- Mel Finerman Company--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Migrant agricultural laborers.; Mel Finerman Company--Pictorial...
- [1971?]
- UFW marchers boycott Liquor Mart, Boulder
- University of Colorado students and supporters of the United Farm Workers of America participate in a picket boycott of Liquor Mart in Boulder, Colorado. They march past an unidentified motel and businesses. They carry signs with a cartoon figure...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Pickets.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1972?]
- Mineral County Courthouse, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Mineral County Courthouse at 1201 North Main Street, Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The one story mission revival style building has a shaped parapet, cornice, brackets, pilasters and a recessed entry. The exterior is tan with a...
- Mineral County Courthouse (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses.; Mineral County Courthouse (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Poor Farm Bed & Breakfast, Salida
- View of the Poor Farm Bed and Breakfast (now the River Run Inn) at 8495 County Road 160 in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The two story, square brick building has a hip roof and a covered porch. The west side of the building has scaffolding up...
- Poor Farm Bed and Breakfast (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Salida (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels.; Poor Farm Bed and Breakfast (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bed and breakfast accommodations--Colorado--Salida--Pictorial works.; Salida...
- 1994
- Old Delta Bank building
- View of City Hall, the former "Delta First National Bank" building, at 360 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The building is two levels and constructed of sandstone in the Art Deco style. Dentils run along the underside of the roofline, with ionic...
- City Hall (Delta Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City & town halls.; City Hall (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; City halls--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Main Street, Delta
- View of Main Street in Delta Colorado. The buildings are generally two stories and constructed of brick, with long narrow windows on the second level. Various paint and moldings on the facades of the buildings highlight each building's unique...
- Main Street (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial streets.; Business districts.; Streets--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Central business districts--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Main Street (Delta,...
- 1992
- Broadmoor Hotel fountain and garden
- View of the parkway and gardens near the front of the Broadmoor Hotel located at 1 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The parkway and formal garden are part of the main entry to the hotel. The gardens include a lawn, flower...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado...
- 2007
- The Platte Valley and Denver skyline
- View of the Denver skyline and the Platte Valley from the west side of Interstate 25 (I-25) in Denver, Colorado. Shows the north bound lanes of I-25 and commercial buildings in the Platte Valley, the observation tower at Six Flags Elitch Gardens...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Aquariums.; Cities & towns.; Express highways.; Observation towers.; Aquariums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2000
- Denver Wastewater Management building
- View of the Denver Wastewater Management building (1993; architects-Paul Todd, Michael Todd Architecture) at 2000 West Third (3rd) Avenue in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a six-story precast concrete office building...
- Denver (Colo.) Wastewater Management Division--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Office buildings.; Denver (Colo.) Wastewater Management Division--Pictorial works.; Office...
- 1995
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They wave American flags and a sign that depicts a map of the United States and reads: "We Don't Cross the Border, It Crossed Us."
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
- [2006 March 25]
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They stand on Lincoln Avenue and wave Mexican and American flags.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2006 March 25]
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park and on the Colorado State Capitol grounds in Denver, Colorado. Thousands of demonstrators move across Colfax Avenue towards the park and the capitol building. They carry...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- [2006 March 25]
- Immigrants stage their annual 16th of September parade.
- View of the annual 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Mexican Independence Day) parade in Sedgwick (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Shows a pickup decorated with bunting, flowers and American and Mexican flags. A woman in a white robe and...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Sedgwick (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades); Parades & processions.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Sedgwick--Pictorial works.; Independence Day (Mexico)--Anniversaries, etc.--Pictorial works.; Parade...
- ca.1926
- Cipriano Gallegos and Mayor Hickenlooper
- American GI Forum Mile High Chapter Commander Cipriano Griego and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper set fire to rolled up papers during the AGIF Mortgage burning ceremony at AGIF headquarters at 1717 Federal Boulevard in the West Colfax neighborhood, ...
- American GI Forum (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Veteran's organizations.; Griego, Cipriano--Pictorial works.; Hickenlooper, John W.--Pictorial works.; American GI Forum (Denver,...
- 2008 February 29
- "At the Library" sculpture, Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "At the Library" (1981; Barry Rosen, artist) near the Broadway entrance to the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library at 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1998
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 25, 1911 June 17
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 9, 1914 February 14
- Elks Club musicians, Grand Junction
- Men wear tuxedos and top hats, hold musical instruments, and stand beside a horse-drawn coach decorated with flowers, garlands, fabric bunting, and wheel covers in probably Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Horses have harnesses with attached...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--People--1880-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Musicians--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Glenwood Springs looking north on Grand Avenue
- View of a parade, probably for "Strawberry Day," on Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a float with large strawberries on its corners, crowds of people, cars, flags (one on a flagpole) and banners. Signs on...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1915-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Parades &...
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- Pueblo
- Pedestrians walk along Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a trolley car, cars, flags on flagpoles and commercial buildings. The trolley reads: "Bessemer," "27." A license plate reads: "Tag Lost Colo." Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- A street scene in Saguache, Colo
- Crowds of people dressed in their Sunday best gather, possibly for a Fourth of July parade, on a street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. Shows decorated cars, store fronts with American flags, dogs, a man on a horse and utility poles. Signs...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Cowboy band, Silverton
- Men hold musical instruments and banners and pose in a street for probably a parade in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Men wear chaps, holsters, ties, and cowboy hats. Longhorns are on top of banners that read: "Presented to the Cowboy Band...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Fourth of July, Trinidad
- View of men and women at a Fourth of July parade in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Women wear dresses and stand on a horse-drawn cart beside a plow decorated with American flags. Signs on horses read: "O[ur?] Machines Succeed 'Where...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1900 July 4
- Leadville parade
- View of a marching band on Harrison and West 8th (Eighth) Avenues in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men and women watch the parade from sidewalks. Shows the two-story brick Post Office building with a hipped roof, flared eaves and dormers, a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of brick and stone buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the central stone tower of Union Station and commercial buildings between 14th (Fourteenth) and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets on Lawrence and Larimer Streets. Signs read...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 April 26