Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Building pyramids in 8th grade gym class
- An eighth grade girl's gym class forms a human pyramid at the Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. The girls wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Four girls are on their hands and knees in the center....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union buys war bonds
- Nina Bear, treasurer of the Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union hands a check to Louis M. Montania, administrator of the United States War Bonds Office. In return he hands her an envelope of war bonds. Bertha Teller sits at a table with her...
- Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942 April 22
- Red Tomahawk, and Eagle Man, and unidentified Indian man, in uniform, full length
- badge, gloved hands, moccasins, one hand holds rifle with rifle butt resting on floor and other hand tucked in belt; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull while arresting him in 1889.; Dakota Native Americans dressed...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champ
- Heavyweight boxing champ, Jack Dempsey, shakes hands with an unidentified man at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Estelle Taylor, Dempsey's wife, stands next to Jack.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boxers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-; Taylor, Estelle, 1894-1958.
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams and New York Governor Al Smith
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams on the left and New York Governor Al Smith, Democratic candidate for President, on the right, shake hands on the back platform of a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Smith is to the left of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Governors--New York--1920-1930.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William...
- September 23, 1928
- 11th U.S. Cavalry arriving at Trinidad
- A member of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, shakes hands with a man as the Cavalry arrives in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after the...
- 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.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Santa Clara pueblo
- Native American (Tewa) men and women perform a corn dance in the plaza of the Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Women wear tablitas, shawls, dresses, and wrapped boots. Men wear kilts with fox skins, body paint, anklets, and moccasins; they carry...
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo...
- 1910
- Centerville
- View of a gravestone in Centerville (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a single grave site marked by a large cut stone with raised image of two hands grasping each other on the top portion; oval image of clasped hands flanked by decorative...
- Centerville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Centerville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Centerville
- View of a gravestone in Centerville (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a single grave site marked by a large cut stone with raised image of two hands clasping; oval image of clasped hands flanked by decorative stonework; inscription below:...
- Centerville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Centerville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Centerville
- View of a gravestone in Centerville (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a single grave site marked by a large cut stone having a raised image of two hands grasping; oval image of clasped hands flanked by decorative stonework with the inscription:...
- Centerville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Centerville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Roaring Fork bridge
- A man and a boy are on the Roaring Fork Bridge near Aspen, Colorado. The man lies on his stomach on the split rails of the bridge and rests his chin on his hands. The boy wearing breeches, a coat, long boots, and a cap, stands by the rails near...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, Dakota police, in uniform, full length
- and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull during his arrest in 1889.; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, full length standing portraits in tribal or reservation police uniform taken inside wooden frame building; Red Tomahawk, at left, in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Ute Indians
- An unidentified, Native American man poses for a full-length, studio portrait wearing a feather headdress. He holds his hands on his hips, showing the length of the tassels that hang from the shoulders of his buckskin shirt. His pant legs have...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr, contestants boarding
- Female beauty contestants, fashionably dressed, board the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr in Chicago, Illinois. "Queen Virginia Roper" wears a crown and shakes hands with Ralph Budd the president of the railroad. The other contestants...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.; Chicago (Ill.)--1930-1940.; Beauty contestants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Business...
- 1936 Nov. 13
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with a young girl and a young child in front of a teepee on the reservation. Charlemain, also known as Louie Molman, holds a long knife in his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North...
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Blackhawk trestle, church and school in background
- View of two men sitting on the train trestle over Gregory Street in Black Hawk, Colorado. Near man has legs crossed, hands together, mustache and beard, black hat. Other man is rounder in stature, one leg up, hands together, white shirt, tie, black...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Col. W.F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) & his old war horse "Charlie"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of his horse "Charlie," probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. Several pieces of a mural depicting large mountains are in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Murals--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Palmer School students in classroom
- Photograph of a class at Palmer Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several students sit at a their desks with their hands raised. A teacher stands at the board pointing to some some writing. Several students have their hands up to answer...
- Palmer School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951 April
- Twenty-Forth Street School art project
- Young children experience a potters wheel during a class art project at Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, re-named Crofton School in 1959. Two young boys work over a round piece of wood, one has his hands on the circular...
- Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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.)
- 1944 February 17
- Western History Subject Index
- Smith, Frank W
- Five children holding hands standing alongside the S. Platte River
- Outdoor portrait of girls and a boy holding hands by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; costume includes winter coats, fur, hats with ribbons, high button shoes, and a purse.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Holding hands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Two women holding hands beside river
- Women hold hands and pose near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a flower on her blouse. A house is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Holding hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Two unidentified men shake hands
- Two unidentified men shake hands, probably Denver, Colorado. One man wears a hat, overcoat, tie and vest. The other man wears a plaid shirt, cap and slacks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Colonel Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with heroes of '61 Denver, Colo.
- Former president Theodore Roosevelt shakes hands with a military veteran at a celebration in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Veterans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Morey Musings : vol. 2
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 April
- Western History Subject Index
- Griswold, L P
- Western History Subject Index
- Wight, Eugene E
- James A. Maestas and Mayor William McNichols
- James Maestas and Denver Mayor William McNichols shake hands in the Mayor's office in Denver, Colorado. Mayor McNichols holds a piece of paper.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Shaking hands.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; McNichols, William Henry, 1910---Pictorial...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- "Throw up your hands," painted by C.S. Stobie
- Photograph of an oil painting created by Charles S. Stobie. The painting, entitled "Throw up your hands," depicts Stobie pointing his rifle at the viewer. He wears a hat, jacket, cartridge belt and leather gaiters tied at the knee. He stands in an...
- Artists--American.; Military scouts.; Oil paintings--1890-1910.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman warming hands
- An elderly African American woman warms her hands in front of the hearth, she wears a shawl over her dress and a scarf on her head; interior shows a wall clock and chair.
- Afro-Americans--1900-1950.; Women--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Denver & Rio Grande R. R. ticket office
- Two men shake hands in front of the Albany Hotel at the corner of Stout and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The Albany", "Denver and Rio Grande Railroad", "Missouri Pacific Railway", "Barber Shop Down stairs", and...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Ticket...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hands (farm)
- Studio portrait of a group of men, possibly farm hands. One man wears a sweater and watch chain.
- Agricultural laborers--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- The white man and Indian at peace, shaking hands
- A Canadian in his World War I uniform shakes hands with Hopi Native American, an attorney from Seattle, adorned with beads and feather headdress in front of the Thornburgh Monument. The Canandian's wife sits on base below the men. The two part...
- Hopi Indians--1910-1920.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Meeker (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Governor "Billy" Adams posed on rear of train
- Governor William H. "Billy" Adams shakes hands with a man on the caboose of a train possibly to commemorate the opening of the Moffat Tunnel near East Portal (Gilpin County), Colorado. Other men are on the train car platform.
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [February 1928?]
- Edward Costigan - elected senator 1930 died 1939
- Edward P. Costigan, a Colorado U.S. Senator, shakes hands near a caboose on a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Other men are nearby on the train car and on the platform. A Black porter stands nearby.
- African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Legislators--United States--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costigan, Edward...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Mayor Ben Stapleton(right) greeting unknown man outside of Union Station
- Denver Mayor Benjamin Stapleton (on right) shakes hands with an unknown man at Union Station in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1937]
- President Theodore Roosevelt arriving at Union Station (Denver)
- President Theodore Roosevelt greets well wishers from his car on his arrival at Union Station, Denver, Colorado. He shakes hands with an admirer.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Charles Boettcher II (on right) with possibly John Andrew, well-known doctor from Longmont
- Charles Boettcher II (on right), shakes hands with (possibly) John Andrew in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Boettcher, Charles, 1902-1963.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd shakes hands with an unidentified woman while on a visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1930?]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the Rev. Charles A. Bennett, rector of St. Marks Episcopal Church
- United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt shakes hands with the Reverend Charles A. Bennett in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Police officers, men and women look on.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States.; Shaking hands--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Bennett, Charles A., Rev.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- 1936 October 11
- General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing
- World War I hero, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing shakes hands with Army soldier Van Salantes of San Francisco, California, on the General's visit to the U.S. Army General Hospital No. 21 (renamed Fitzsimons) in Denver, Colorado. Reporters...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Military hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1920-1930.; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph),...
- January 13, 1920
- Couple
- A man and woman shake hands.
- Couples--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gov. Morely (?) in cowboy hat and other westerners
- Governor Clarence J. Morley shakes hands with a woman as men look on, Denver, Colorado. Each one wears a cowboy hat and western wear.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927?]
- J. Bradley Williams and Willie E. Anthony
- J. Bradley Williams, left, shakes hands with Willie E. Anthony. J. Bradley Williams was the former candidate for Colorado House of Representative for District 15 until he withdrew in favor of Willie E. Anthony on the right. Williams acted as the...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Campaign managers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Political elections--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Anthony, Willie E.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Boxers shake hands
- Two men with boxing gloves shake hands near a third man, probably in Colorado. The boxers wear print robes. The other man wears jodhpurs and high boots. One and two story buildings are in the distance.
- Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- D&RGW movie train view of locomotive no. 1706 and men in Royal Gorge "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Men from the Warner Brother's film "Limited Mail" shake hands in front of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive number 1706 in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Fremont County--1920- 1930.; Railroad...
- 1925
- Standard station 29th & Colo
- Two African American (Black) men shake hands in front of a Standard gas station at 29th and Colorado Boulevard in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- American Oil Company--Facilities.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Shaking...
- [between 1950 and 1970?]