Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Public Library 1933 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- 1880 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 8th Annual Denver City directory
- Denver Public Library 1936 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1936. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Snowy Range and Clear Creek Valley from Inspiration Point, Denver
- View west from Denver Mountain Park "Inspiration Point" looking across Clear Creek valley near Golden, Colorado towards Snowy Range; Denver & Interurban Railroad, trolley lines distinguished by electrical lines & poles paralleling line, Clear...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--1910-1920.; Denver & Interurban Railroad.
- [between 1912 and 1915]
- View from Inspiration Point, Denver
- Left center of panorama view from Denver Mountain Park "Inspiration Point" west across Clear Creek Valley farm and pasture lands to North Table Mountain, Colorado and the Front Range. Denver and Interurban Railroad trolley lines distinguished by...
- Clear Creek Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Hidatsa) painted bison hide shows: rows of thin parallel lines capped with circles or u-shapes and separated by rows of bold lines; some rows with stick figures; stick figures and clusters of lines border the central design....
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Hidatsa Indians--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather...
- [1900?]
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Page 5399
- Sacramento City Lines 64 double end safety car, at Southern Pacific Depot, Sacramento California.
- Sacramento City Lines interurban streetcar #64 waits at the Southern Pacific Depot in Sacramento (Sacramento County), California. Lettering on the trolley reads: Sacrament City Lines" and "64." The destination sign reads: "46th & J Street."
- Sacramento City Lines, Inc.--1940-1950.; Sacramento (Calif.)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--California--Sacramento--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--California--Sacramento--1940-1950.
- between 1940 and 1949?
- Electric lines F. G. H.
- Men work at connecting electric lines to streetlamps at Fitzsimons Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Electrical apparatus--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Military hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street...
- November 20, 1940
- Pacific Electric Ry. car 4644 and one other white bus 2062, Santa Ana, Calif.
- Pacific Electric Railway Company interurban streetcar 4644 (Bellflower) and White Bus Lines bus number 2062 wait in the rail yard in Santa Ana (Orange County), California. Shows an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe boxcar and automobiles. Signs read:...
- Pacific Electric Railway Company--1940-1950.; White Bus Lines--1940-1950.; Santa Ana (Calif.)--1940-1950.; Buses--California--Santa Ana--1940-1950.; Business districts--California--Santa Ana--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--California--Santa...
- 1946 November 17
- Southern Pacific lines (Texas & New Orleans) leaving Harwood, Tx. train #219, locomotive 221 & 78 backing, crew in doors.
- Smoke rises from Texas & New Orleans Railroad locomotive #221 backing on tracks with combine car #78 in Harwood (Gonzales County), Texas. Railroad crewmen pose in the open doors of the railroad car of train #219. Letters on the combine car read:...
- Southern Pacific Company--1940-1950.; Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Harwood (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Texas--Harwood--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Texas--Harwood--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger...
- 1946 October 28
- Denver showing street railway lines
- 1879 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 7th Annual Denver City directory
- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 3, 1911 January 14
- Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A herd of horses is near adobe and stone structures at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. A Native American (Acoma) boy sits on the back of a horse. Ladders lead to the second floors of the buildings, and vigas extend from roof lines. Peppers dry on lines.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Horses--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Returning from the frontlines
- In a view taken from above, twenty-nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers march around a curve in a road towards a bridge over a small creek. A covered truck is begining its crossing as a soldier driving a camuflaged weasle (a treaded mitlitary...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 February 22
- Sun dance
- Two formed lines of Native American (Taos Pueblo) dancers face each other during the Sun Dance, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear feathers, body paint, and kilts; some wear shawls, some hold tall corn stalks or clusters of...
- Indian dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Sun dance
- Two formed lines of Native American (Taos) dancers face each other during the Sun Dance, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear feathers, body paint, and kilts; some wear shawls, some hold tall corn stalks or clusters of leafy...
- Indian dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Scene in Manitou
- View of Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north. The Creek is in the foreground, and rail fence lines the road on the bank. A dirt road leads away in the center, and two story frame houses at the end of it are partly obscured by...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Pancho, Maricopa
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Pancho, a Native American (Maricopa) man. He wears his hair in long braids with bangs. His face is tattooed or painted with lines that extend from the corners of his mouth down to his chin, out to his ears; a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Maricopa Indians--1890-1900.; Aged persons--1890-1900.; Body marking--1890-1900.; Pancho, Maricopa Indian.
- 1899
- Benjamin Britten and Ned Ames
- Composer Benjamin Britten shakes the hand of Ned Ames in front of a United Airlines jet in Aspen, Colorado. Both men are wearing suits and smiling. A worn, leather garment bag is on the ground next to Britten.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Britten, Benjamin.
- July 30, 1964
- Eaton Hi
- A basketball team at Eaton High School in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, poses in two lines against a brick wall; the players wear dark, sleeveless, numbered jerseys that read "Eaton," and trunks with light colored belts. The coach and manager wear...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Basketball players--Colorado--Eaton--1930-1940.
- February 19, 1935
- 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
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- Pfc. Lawrence Lucas
- Private First Class Lawrence Lucas, 604th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, rests close to the front lines during the Italian Campaign in Bologna Province, Italy. He sits and washes his feet in his helmet. Clothing, boots, field rations,...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Bathing--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Helmets--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 April 16
- Smedley School mid-morning lunch
- Photograph of a mid-morning lunch at Smedley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Lines of younger students stand against the walls of a hallway. In the middle of the room are sawhorses with plywood across the tops. One top of the plywood are...
- Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Teller School war project
- Photograph of young children at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a war project. Eight children, two boys and six girls, are lined up into two lines. The first two children in each line are girls wearing triangular hats and...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943
- Western History Subject Index
- Capital air lines
- Denver Public Library 1991 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1991.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The front door is hidden by shrubbery. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 2, 1909 February 27
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 8 and 9, 1922 September-October
- El Paso City Lines PCC car 1509, El Paso, Tex 1972, streetcar line to Juarez, Mexico, abandoned 1974.
- El Paso City Lines interurban streetcar 1509 passes storefronts in El Paso (El Paso County), Texas. Lettering and business signs read: "Orizaba," "El Centro Mercantile," and "Chamizal." The destination sign on the trolley reads: "C Juarez Mex."
- El Paso City Lines (El Paso, Tex.)--1970-1980.; El Paso (Tex.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Texas--El Paso--1970-1980.; Commercial streets--Texas--El Paso--1970-1980.; Electric railroads--Texas--El Paso--1970-1980.
- 1972
- El Paso City Lines PCC car 1517, Juarez, Mex.
- Men, women, and children board El Paso City Lines PCC interurban streetcar 1517 in Juarez (Chihuahua), Mexico. Cars and trucks are parked by businesses. Signs read: "Marcos M. Flores S. A.," "Vargas Jewelry," "La Casa Del Regalo," and "Dog Racing."
- El Paso City Lines (El Paso, Tex.)--1960-1970.; Juarez (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Mexico--Juarez--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Mexico--Juarez--1960-1970.; Electric railroads--Mexico--Juarez--1960-1970.
- 1964 June 28
- [Power lines with tennis shoes hanging from line]
- Power lines stand between buildings against a background of trees and clouds. A pair of tennis shoes dangle from the wire.
- Electric lines--Pictorial works.; Sneakers--Pictorial works.
- [2010]
- Western History Subject Index
- Continental air lines
- Denver Public Library 1937 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1937. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1995
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 7, 1914 January 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 16, 1909 June 5
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 1 and 2, 1930 January-February
- Pole lines, Lakewood, Colo.
- View of telephone poles and lines on the shoulder of a dirt road in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A row of trees, barbed wire fence, and a shallow ditch parallel the road. Pedestrians are on the road in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines, office pole
- View of telephone poles and lines on a street in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows store fronts and a car. A sign in one window reads: "Groceries." A sign with a bell logo and the words: "Local Long Distance Telephone" hangs from the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines crossing R. R.
- View of telephone poles with multiple cross arms on a dirt road in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. A sign near a railroad crossing reads: "Look Out, The Cars." Houses and trees are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines, transcontinental, east of
- View of telephone poles positioned along a dirt road in Broomfield (Boulder County), Colorado. Each pole has multiple cross arms. Shows barbed wire fence lines, open fields, and woods.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Broomfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Broomfield--1910-1920.
- 1915
- New York Central Lines freight & passenger office
- View of the New York Central Lines freight and passenger office at 1071 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on a window and door reads: "New York Central Michigan Central Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Big Four Route Boston &...
- New York Central Railroad Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Laying streetcar tracks
- Workmen install trolley car power lines on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A man climbs on a utility pole near a horse-drawn wagon in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Electric lines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]