Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men, Antelope members, who dance in a line lead by old Supela, holding a bowl of sacred corn meal, as part of the Antelope Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Antelope members wear moccasins, kilts,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Tourists on vacation in Colo. were amoung [sic] the many persons stranded by yesterdays flooding
- Mr. and Mrs. John R. Guilford and their two children from Southington Connecticut are shown enjoying a meal of Army Field Rations at the emergency relief center in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado. Sgt. Damron and SP5 Shockley of the 249th...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Soldiers--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Guilford, John R.; United States. Army.
- 1965
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 5
- Meal wagon, woman & baby
- A woman holds a baby in her lap while she stirs the contents of a large jar (pottery). She is seated in front of a meal wagon; in front of her is a log, debris and a coffee pot.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Meal time, Rocky Mountain Rifles
- A group of the Rocky Mountain Rifles, Leadville Division of the Colorado National Guard, pose in a camp during meal time in Colorado. Most of the men wear various types of uniforms, boots and different types of hats, including flat military caps...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 43, 1909 December 11
- Olla
- A Native American Zuni prayer meal olla (bowl) with images of dragonflies, frogs and tadpoles painted with brown and red slip on a white background.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ollas--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Ceremonial bowl
- A pottery Native American Zuni Indian prayer meal bowl. Images of birds, frogs, triangles and scrolls are painted on with brown and red on white slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Bowls (Vessels)--1800-1850.
- [between 1800 and 1850]
- Ceremonial bowl
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware ceremonial bowl used as a prayer meal bowl; stepped rim with a tadpole design in brown and red paint over white slip.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Bowls (vessels)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Interior, family at dinner
- Two men, two women, a girl, and a baby are seated for a meal, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items on the table include: a tablecloth, plates, cups, a coffee pot, a water pitcher, glasses, silverware, and food.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Coxey army scenes
- Participants in Coxey's Army have a meal in camp as they pass through Colorado. An American flag is staked in the ground, laundry hangs on a clothesline.
- Coxey's Army--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1890-1900.; Unemployed--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1894 March
- The camp near the Tetons
- Cowboys stand and sit in a camp near the Teton Range in Wyoming. Shows a campfire, cooking equipment, and preparations for a meal. Trout hang from the branches of a fireside smoker; horses stand saddled with gear. A man pours coffee in his cup, and...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Meadows--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Cowboys at lunch
- A group of cowboys sit and eat a meal by a chuck wagon. More cowboys are with a herd of horses in the distance. Shows a tipi and a second wagon. A pond or a stream is behind the men.
- Chuckwagons--1900-1910.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in a semi-circle peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two of the men in the left center midground wear ties. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. The onions...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in front of a tent peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. A few of them wear ties. A man in the right midground sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show troupe at mess
- A troupe of a wild west show, possibly Buffalo Bill's Wild West, stops for a meal in San Antonio, Texas. Several wood picnic tables and benches are set up in the right foreground and midground. Numerous wagons are stopped in the center midground...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking--1880-1900.; Picnics--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Parade float
- A crowd is gathered to view a parade, probably in St. Augustine, Florida. Several people dressed in costumes and masks ride on a horse-drawn float decorated with stars. An African American man leads the team of horses. Sign on building reads:...
- African Americans--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Costumes--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Florida--St....
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who take part in the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake members walk behind the Dance Rock as spectators sit and stand on pueblo buildings, the Dance Rock, and near the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) man, a Snake member, bends down to pick up a snake as a part of the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The man wears moccasins, a fringed kilt, a fur pelt which hangs from a leather belt, body paint,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- A man who wears pants, a shirt, suspenders, and a hat walks between two groups of Native American (Hopi) Snake and Antelope members who participate in a Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One group of Snake and Antelope members...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men, Snake members, take part in a Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Two men stand in the Dance Plaza near the kisi, one with his arm around the other. The men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts which...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Picnic
- Women adjust a blanket among trees in preparation for an outdoor meal, probably in Colorado.
- Picnicking--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Corn grinding
- A young Native American (Hopi) woman grinds corn in a wooden trough with a stone metate insert in a pueblo on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. She wears a manta and blouse, her hair is in whorls; pottery and a basket of corn meal are nearby.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Grinding--Arizona--1890-1910.; Home food...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Medicine man
- Interior view of a cave with Native American men (Hopi) during a ceremony, Second Mesa, Arizona. Bundles, baskets, corn meal, candles, and feathers are on the floor; one man holds a basket and puts something in his mouth. Shows a sandpainting and...
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Second Mesa...
- 1899 or 1900?
- Funeral altar - Mesa No. 2
- Interior view of a Native American (Hopi Pueblo) kiva; shows an altar with painted panels, Katchina dolls, baskets, dried corn, corn meal, feathers, and bundles.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Second Mesa--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Second Mesa--1880-1900.; Kachina dolls--Arizona--Second Mesa--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Second Mesa--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Echo Lake lodge
- View of the lodge at Echo Lake Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the two story wood and stone masonry building. Signs read: "Hotel Best Meal In The West Rooms If Desired" and...
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1940.; Echo Lake Lodge (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Echo Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1940.; Log buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Larimer St. looking west from City Hall
- A crowd lines Larimer Street during the "City Hall War," a dispute over Fire and Police Board appointments, in Denver, Colorado. Men on horseback and a street car make their way down the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Circuit Railroad...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Municipal government--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894, March 15
- Clayton College
- Interior view of the dining room at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. Tables set for a meal and chandeliers are in the room. Arched windows are along a wall nearby.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 June 6
- Indians Pueblo
- View of Native American Hopi priest, he sprinkles a design in corn meal on the dirt in front of men and women dancers wearing kilts, necklaces, shawls, face and hair paint. Hopi and white spectators look on from around the pueblo, Hopi Mesas,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--1880-1900.; Indian dance--Arizona--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.); Ceremonial...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Grub pile
- View of group of men with meal at chuckwagon, shows barn, tent and horse, Colorado.
- Chuckwagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- One piece, two car tent
- Two men and two women sit outside a tent that covers a car in the auto camp at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They prepare a meal and hold enamelware bowls and a coffee pot. Overland lake is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- After the feast is over, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen cleaning up after meal in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one man washing dishes over cookstove with second man watching; open a-frame canvas shelter covering eating & cooking area,...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Dishwashing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- The camp feast, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen seated at table in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated on makeshift benches eating meal; plates, bowls, cups, jar of Kuner pickles, bread slices, bucket & utensils on table; one...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- The elderly and women with small children were the first to be evacuated from the area south of Castle Rock
- An Army HU-1A helicopter drops off flood evacuees at an open landing site enroute to the 249th Fitzsimons General Hospital field kitchen at the Castle Rock Junior High School, Castle Rock, Colorado. A man wearing sunglasses walks in front of a man...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Helicopters--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Military air pilots--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; United States....
- 1965
- Eldorado Springs
- Young men and women sit around a make-shift table of wooden benches that have been pushed together. They have just finished a meal and their empty plates litter the top of the bench. Many are holding up their glasses in the gesture of a toast.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Camping in Rocky Mt. Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of their camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill and cooking utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the truck. A dog sniffs at a platter of corn,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Camping in Rock[y] Mt. Lake Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of a camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill, coffee pot, pans, tins and other utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Citizen's Mission
- Men eat dinner at the Citizen's Mission at 1617 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Citizen's Mission (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 Dec. 26
- Children's march on Governor, Mayor, protesting lay off
- Boys and girls crowd an office in Denver, Colorado, with picket signs: "Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, How Can We Get Milk?," and "Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, When We're Set Out, Will You Take Us In?," and "Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, We Are Existing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pickets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Comb on the West Gallatin
- A view of three men near an encampment in West Gallatin Canyon area near the Gallatin River in Yellowstone National Park in Montana. One man holds a coffee grinder as another man prepares settings for a meal. A third man sits near a pile of...
- Gallatin Canyon (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Gallatin River (Wyo.-Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Antlers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National...
- 1871?
- Replica of Santa Fe "Chief"
- A view of large scale replica of the Santa Fe "Chief." The miniature locomotive and cars have rubber wheels. Inscriptions on the locomotive read "3460," "John Purcell," and "Santa Fe." The passenger cars have advertising banners, two read: "Never a...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Advertisements--1930-1940.; Miniature railroads--1930-1940.
- 1939 Nov. 11
- Troops boarding the Meigs
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers board the USAT Meigs on their way to Italy loaded with gear and carrying meal tickets. Gear includes: dufflebag, rucksack, small bag, and rifle. The uniform consists of: helmet, jacket, sweater, pants, and...
- Transports--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- January 1945
- Mess hall, Camp Hale, Colorado
- View of the tables set with white ceramic plates for a meal in a mess hall at Camp Hale, Colorado. One Tenth Mountain Division soldier is setting a table in the center of the image. Pictures are placed on the walls in between the windows and a pot...
- Mess halls--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- A mid day "snack" on the trail
- Men prepare to eat a meal from a blanket in (probably) Colorado; horses with feedbags stand near the woods. Camping gear is nearby.
- Eating & drinking--Colorado--1910-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Luncheon at Cliff Palace
- A group of people picnic at Cliff Palace, a Native American (Ancestral Puebloan) cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The Men and a woman eat a meal from cans and drink from metal cups. The people wear casual clothes and hiking...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1910.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mesa...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hiker's picnic
- Well dressed men, women, and children sit among rocks and eat a meal, in (probably) Colorado.
- People--Colorado--1870-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Stopping for lunch in the woods
- Three men prepare a meal at their campsite in the woods. One man opens a can near a cloth on the ground set with eating utensils. Another places potatoes in a saucepan near a pile of firewood with a coffee pot placed over it. The third man cuts...
- Camping--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Desert in Arizona, dinner
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill,s Wild West Show, meet near Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cars in Arizona. The men are gathered in a group away from makeshift tables and benches set for a meal. Napkins, flatware and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Discussion--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Railroads--1910-1920.; Tables--1910-1920.
- 1915 Apr. 7
- Colorado & Southern Ry. - Alpine Tunnel, Colo., eating house ticket 1909
- View of a meal ticket for the Alpine Tunnel Eating House reads: "L.H. Waters and Wife, Prop., Issued to H.D. Renck, 4/22/09." The edge of the ticket has monetary increments partially punched out as payment for meals.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Tickets--1900-1910.
- 1951 July 21