Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Bears
- Members of the Denver Bears baseball team pose outdoors at a baseball field in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: standing: Len "Dad" Shirk, Walter Price (P) Walter Bissell, unknown, "Old Hoss" Hausen (C), Happy "Klondike" Kane (P), J. H....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Bears (Baseball team)
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Japanese style building
- Shows a view of a Japanese style building in a garden, the doors are open and a statue of Buddha is in the center of the room. Two small Buddha statues are on the floor on either sides of the doorway. Wind chimes hang from the interior center of,...
- Buddhas--1920-1940.; Japanese gardens--1920-1940.; Shrines--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Billboard for Walker's Mexene Seasoning
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Walker Austex--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Canned foods.; Chili con carne.; Chili powder.; Tamales.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Climbing to Alpine Tunnel by the locomotive trail
- A view of the approach to the Alpine Tunnel in Gunnison County, Colorado shows railroad tracks and cars of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad in an area with snow-covered mountains and pine forests.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1889?]
- Billboard for Cottrell's
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Cottrell's Clothes (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Hart, Schaffner & Marx--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Clothing industry.; Clothing stores.; Suits...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for New Method Cleaners
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; New Method Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Cleaning establishments.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- View of Granite Mine and Victor
- View of Gold Coin Mine in Teller County and the town of, Victor, Colorado; shows Gold Coin Mine surface building and smokestack, two-story commercial brick buildings with flat roofs, back of Gold Coin Club building, Florence & Cripple Creek engine...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- Leupp Agency, Arizona
- View of, "a crude but effective means of trapping small rodents," on the Native American (Navajo) Leupp Agency, Arizona. It consists of a framework of three sticks placed in a triangle in the ground. They are topped by two sticks running...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Leupp--1900-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--Leupp--1900-1930.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1930.; Animal traps--Arizona--Leupp--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Judge Klah and his wives
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He poses with his two wives on, and in front of, Navajo woven blankets. The women wear machine made blankets and heishi bead necklaces. Judge Klah,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Judges--1900-1940.; Spouses--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Billboard for American National Bank
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; American National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks.; Billboards.; Pyramids.; Great Sphinx (Egypt)
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for American Furniture Co.
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. The bottom of the sign consists of a narrow skirt with vertical uprights. Electric lights...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; American Furniture Company (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Furniture stores.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for American Beauty macaroni
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; American Beauty Pasta Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Pasta products.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Standard Red Crown gasoline
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Standard Oil Company (Indiana)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Fuel trade.; Logos.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Standard Red Crown gasoline
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Standard Oil Company (Indiana)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Fuel trade.; Logos.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Ambrose Wine
- View of a billboard located at East 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Grant Street, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Ambrose Wine (Calif.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Wine industry.; Wine.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Coca Cola
- View of a billboard located near the Speer viaduct, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps topped with balls, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read:...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Coca-Cola Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beverage industry.; Billboards.; Carbonated beverages.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Carey-ized Salt
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Carey Salt Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Boxes.; Salt industry.; Salt.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Hill and Hill bourbon
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; National Distillers Products Corporation--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Breweries.; Whiskey.; Alcoholic beverage industry.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Cottrell's Clothes
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. A small sign on top of the billboard reads: "Alden Sign Co." Electric lights are mounted on...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Cottrell's Clothes (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Clothing stores.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for New Method Cleaners
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; New Method Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Cleaning establishments.; Couples.; Dogs.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Bluhill Coffee
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Bluhill Coffee--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Coffee cups.; Coffee industry.; Elephants.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for General Tire
- Panoramic view of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; General Tire & Rubber Co.--Public relations--1930-1940.; W. L. Lebling Inc. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations. 1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Children.; Tire industry.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Seiberling Rubber Co.
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Gilbert Rugg, Inc. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Seiberling Rubber Company (Akron, Ohio)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile equipment & supplies.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Norton - Buick Auto Co.
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Norton - Buick Auto Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships.; Billboards.; Buick automobile.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Yeager Mortuary
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Yeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Churches.; Episcopal churches.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard advertising awnings
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Awnings.; Billboards.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Yeager Mortuary
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Yeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Churches.; Morgues &...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for the Pierce Hotel
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Pierce Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Hotels.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Bluhill Coffee
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Bluhill Coffee--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Boys.; Coffee industry.; Dogs.; Peanut butter.; Roller skating.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Women's march
- Men and women participants in a march to free Mother Jones and support the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, walk up the steps of, probably, the Post Office on Main Street, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Mounted members of the Colorado...
- Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930--Capture & imprisonment.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.;...
- [January, 1914]
- Charles S. Stobie's studio
- Interior view of, artist and scout, Charles Stobie's studio in Chicago, Illinois; shows paintings of Native Americans, Sitting Bull, and horses. Native American beaded, quilled, and fringed clothing and objects hang on the walls.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Artists' studios--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1880.; Interiors--1860-1880.; Paintings--Illinois--Chicago--1860-1880.; Stobie, Charles S.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Billboard for Folger's Coffee
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. the bottom of the sign has a narrow skirt with vertical uprights and a small plaque...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1940-1950.; J.A. Folger and Company--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Billboards.; Coffee industry.; Coffee.
- 1942?
- Eldorado Springs group picture
- Young men, women, and burros pose in a clearing at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Each of the eight burros has a woman on its back, and the men hold the necks of, and stand between, the burros.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Billboard for Drewry Ale
- View of a billboard located near the Speer viaduct, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co."...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Drewrys Ltd. USA (South Bend, Ind.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beer.; Billboards.; Brewing industry.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Lily Salt
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Carey Salt Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Containers.; Salt industry.; Salt.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Daly Insurance
- View of a billboard located at the corner of West Colfax Avenue and Tennyson Street in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Daly Insurance (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Crosswalks.; Insurance companies.; Pedestrians.; Insurance agents.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Nevadaville
- View of a rectangular gravestone in the cemetery in Nevadaville, Colorado; features a stone with a raised representation of a curtain draped over the top; raised scroll inscription: "Dedicated to Mary L., who died Nov. 9, 1877, at the age of, 24...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Lake City & San Juan view
- Birdseye view of Lake City and San Juans, Colorado, from southeast bluff west of town; shows early frame structures and confluence of Lake Fork and Henson Creek, Crooke's Smelter, and snowy San Juan Mountains in background.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1877-1879.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Billboard for Morton Salt
- View of a billboard located at West Colfax Avenue and Tennyson Street in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Morton Salt Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Containers.; Salt industry.; Salt.; Women.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sun Bird
- Group theater portrait in Denver, Colorado; costumes include feathers, conchos, a cowboy hat, lace, and strap sandals. These Denver Community Players are identified as: "Lucille Ferry," "Helen Wilcox," "Virginia Grant," "Dorothy Tennant," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 July 28
- Bow
- A single bow with a sinew as the bow string attached to a long thin piece of, possibly, wood.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bows (Archery)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Montrose, Colorado newspaper
- View of the front page of, "The Messenger," a newspaper published in Montrose, Colorado from 1882-1890. It features a wood-cut image of a young boy selling papers on the street, and certain details about the paper's place of publication and method...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Placer mining near Russel [sic], La Veta Pass
- Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of, in windows and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County), Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Early street scene in Montrose, Colo.
- Horses and carriages are hitched to a post in front of, "Kirk's Short Order and Oyster House," at Third (3rd) and Front Streets, in Montrose, Colorado. Kirk's occupies the Neill Bros. block, along with the, "Board and Trade Saloon." Four men stand...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Mountains of oil shale near De Beque, Colorado
- View of oil shale deposits in the Roan Cliffs in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado; a shed and roads cut through scrub brush.
- Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- W.N. Byers with friends
- A group portrait of, left to right: a young girl identified as Eda Wolfersberger, William N. Byers, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Wolfersberger, and W.F. Robinson in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. The group leans against a log railing surrounded by...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Friendship--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1895 Sept
- Hispanic group in park
- A group of, mostly, Hispanic men and women sit and stand in a park near a playground in Denver, Colorado. One person stands next to a bicycle.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; People--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Marker on spot of Thornburgh Battle ground, monument, Sept 24 to Oct. 5 - 1879
- View of a weathered sandstone marker commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Inscription reads: "In Memory Of Officers, Soldiers And Civilians Of The...
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- Site of the Battle of Beecher's Island as it appears in 1917. The south channel of the Arickaree has been closed, owing to the sifting sands of the stream. Taken at one of the annual reunions of the scouts
- View of tents, buildings, horses, and cattle at an annual scout reunion to commemorate the Battle of Beecher Island near Wray, in Yuma County, Colorado. The Arickaree flows near the camp. The Battle of Beecher Island monument is visible in the...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1910-1920.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments &...
- 1917
- Inscription on one side of Beecher Island Monument
- Close-up view of a marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, in Yuma County, Colorado; the battle was fought between U.S. troops and Native Americans (Cheyenne). The stone monument has an inscription that details the return to Fort...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1952]