Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10th units lead Victory Parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Columns of soldiers march down a crowded tree lined avenue as paper falls from the sky. A soldier in the center of the image is carrying the American flag. According to the caption: "A platoon and the Colorguard of the 10th Mountain Division lead...
- Military parades & ceremonies--American--Brazil--Rio de Janiero--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Brazil--Rio de Janiero--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 July 18
- 1400 class engine climbing Soldier Summit at Gilluly, Utah
- View from hillside over Gilluly station looks south across Soldier Creek, Utah. A Denver and Rio Grande F-81 Class 2-10-2 Engine makes its way up on one of the three levels of track required for the new two-percent grade up Soldier Summit.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1928]
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- [Civil War soldier veteran easel monument]
- Stanion, J. H.; Veterans--Pictorial works.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.
- c1891
- "Pop" Haus, Co I right after Pietra Colora and Monte Della Croce
- According to the photographer, this Tenth Mountain Division Soldier from the 87th Regiment Company I, "Pop" Haus had just been relieved after five days and nights of combat duty during the battles of Pietra Colora and Monte Della Croce during the...
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; Haus, Pop.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- A group of Co I on deck of S.S. China; Spanish guns on inside of walls surrounding old Manila.
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- Adak camp, looking over the harbor
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier wearing the dagger patch of Amphibious Task Force 9 looks over the camp at Adak, Alaska. Ships are anchored in the harbor beyond.
- Military camps--Alaska--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Warships--1943.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.
- 1943
- After Riva Ridge
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers take a break near a stream after the battle for Riva Ridge. One of the three soldiers is identified by the photographer as Shaw. The soldier farthest from the stream is standing near his knapsack on a...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Alfert Herter drop curtain
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage and a painted backdrop depicting (probably) George Washington and a soldier on horses, an eagle, buffalo skulls, angels, rocks, and trees.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Studio props--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 September 18
- And so goodbye to the mountains of Italy....
- An unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldier with a climbing rope across his bare chest and his back to the camera looks up at the rugged rock face of an unidentified mountain.
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- Summer 1945
- Annual Heraldo: 1914
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1914.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- Arapahoe Goes Up Hill Later a U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears leggings, an ammunition belt, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.--People.; Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Goes Up Hill.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Arapahoe- Goes Up Hill U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft.
- Studio portrait (standing) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a breechcloth, an ammunition belt and a pistol in a leather holster.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.--People.; Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Goes Up Hill.
- [between 1880 and 1890.]
- Army Calvary Unit at Camp George West
- Men from the Army Calvary Unit at Camp George West, Jefferson County, Colorado, pose in full uniform on horseback. One soldier holds a flag.
- United States. Army. Cavalry.--1900-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Cavalry--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1940.; Military...
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Army cavalry at Camp George West
- View of U.S. Army Cavalry on horseback, in formation, at Camp George West in Jefferson County, Colorado. One soldier holds a flag "117", three officers are in front of the line.
- United States. Army. Cavalry.--People--1910-1930.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cavalry--Colorado--Camp George West--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Camp George West--1910-1930.; Military officers--Colorado--Camp George...
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- Bar interior
- Interior view of a saloon, probably in a Colorado mountain town. One Tenth Mountain Division soldier looks toward the camera as he sits at the corner of an ornate mirrored wooden bar with a neon sign and a row of bottles against the back of it. The...
- Barrooms--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- BAR practice, Camp Swift, Texas
- A soldier lies in a prone position, and holds and sights a Browning Automatic Rifle, during small weapons practice at a range at Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. The instructor, an Army Staff Sergeant, holds a cigarette and looks on. Other...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American--Texas--Camp Swift.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Rifles--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.;...
- 1944
- Barnum Elementary School with Army Jeep
- Photograph of numerous students from Barnum Elementary School standing on both sides of an Army Jeep driven by an U.S. Army soldier in Denver, Colorado. Behind the Jeep several older students hold a sign the reads "Barnum-Perry Buys Jeeps".
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States.; School children.; Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public...
- 1943
- Baynam in Northern Italy
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Baynham, bicycles toward the camera some where in Northern Italy. The blue sign on a red and white stripped pole reads: Al. Km. 0.095 Sottopassaggio di Altezza M.4.10. Al. Km.2.255 Sottopassaggio di Altezza...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Big snow of December 1913
- View from in front of the State Capitol Building towards downtown Denver, Colorado, includes the bronze statue of the Civil War soldier. The Arapahoe County Courthouse and the Daniels and Fisher Tower show among the downtown buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Birds eeye [i.e. eye] view of battlefield at Wounded Knee S. D. looking north
- Bird's eye view from center of Native American Lakota Sioux camp to the northeast, across the council circle, after the fight at Wound Knee creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; shows scattered frozen bodies in the snow, tepee poles; one...
- United States. Army.--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891]
- Bivouac
- View of a Tenth Mountain Division camp somewhere in Italy. Taken from the top of a hill one soldier is visible in the right hand corner of the image. On the hillside below are thirteen tents in rows. Beyond the camp a road winds through a valley.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Blanket tossing a rookie
- Members of D Company, 1st Infantry of the Colorado National Guard, stand in a circle, hold a blanket and toss a soldier in the air in Teller County, Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men wear uniforms with suspenders....
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hazing--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Blizzard staff members in Italian home
- The room is furnished with fabric covered walls, a wood china cabinet, a religious picture, a small sofa, lace curtained windows, a lamp, and a sewing basket.; Group portrait taken in an Italian home. Left to right: Tenth Mountain Division soldier...
- Journalists--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Block of marble ready for shipment use on Tomb of Unknown Soldier
- Men and women pose in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. The 56 ton marble block on the railcar behind them was used for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery in Washington D. C. Locomotive number 2 of the Crystal River & San Juan...
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1930-1940.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1930-1940.; Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)--1930-1940.; Marble (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Marble...
- 1931
- Book of words of the festival opening of the great organ
- Program for a concert given at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888.
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888 December 21
- Boulder County Courthouse
- View the Boulder County Courthouse at 1777 Sixth Street in Boulder, Colorado. The five-story Art Deco style sandstone building has cubist influences, step-backs and arched windows and clocks. A Civil War memorial with a Union soldier is on the...
- Boulder County Courthouse (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Courthouses.; Monuments & memorials.; Boulder County Courthouse (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.;...
- 1992
- Boulder County Courthouse, Christmas 1964
- Christmas lights, stars, and banners adorn the Courthouse (built in 1933) in Boulder, Colorado. The five story finished stone building is composed of block shapes with windows set in vertical lines and a clock on the western face of the main tower....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Brig. Gen. Irving Hale
- Prize Army Division Marksmanship," depicting soldier on horseback with gun; 2. "Skirmishing," depicting crouching figure; 3. illegible with four point shape; 4. "Creedmoor" with 1887 date and illegible lettering; and 5. "Creedmoor" with illegible...
- Military officers--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hale, Irving, 1861-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Colo.
- Color postcard of a soldier standing at attention at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died Jan. 10, 1917, in Denver. The inscription on the grave...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
- Color drawing depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback holding his hat in the air in his right hand. A British and an American soldier ride on either side of Cody. The British soldier carries a British flag while the American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Flags--British--1900-1910.; Soldiers--American--1900-1910.; Soldiers--British--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1925 and 1950?]
- Bugler
- A Black (African American) soldier sounds a bugle at a military fort. A second Black man in civilian clothes stands on a boardwalk by new trees and barracks or officer's quarters with mansard roofs.
- African Americans--1860-1890.; Bugles--1860-1890.; Men--1860-1890.; Soldiers--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- C.S.P. prison firing range
- Suited men, accompanied by a uniformed guard or soldier aim their pistols at arm's length. They are in a field at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. A tractor is on the road in the background.
- Bombing and gunnery ranges--Colorado--Canon City--1950- 1960.; Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Camp Hale traverse
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier traverses rocks at Camp Hale, Colorado; buildings in the background. This close up provides a clear view of the rope harness.
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- May 1943
- Capetowners Club
- View of a Capetowners Club function. An African American (Black) soldier and an African American woman pose near of floral arrangement in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a formal dress, feather stole, and long white gloves. The man is in a...
- Capetowners Club (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Capitol Grounds, Denver
- View of Colorado State Capitol grounds, Denver, Colorado; dismounted Cavalry soldier bronze statue on pedestal (dedicated July 24,1909 in honor of Colorado Veterans Association, eight feet in height, 1,950 pounds), cannons, lampposts; Arapahoe...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- Cary family with soldier
- A woman and a man stand with a soldier on the steps of a house.
- circa 1942
- Cast of the Junior League Follies
- Panoramic view of men and women actors in the Junior League Follies presented by the Junior League of Denver; they pose outdoors in Denver, Colorado. Identification: (left to right) Muriel Williams, Kathryn Williams, Betty Bardwell, Helen...
- Junior League of Denver--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930
- Catholic church, San Francisco, Colo.
- View of the Catholic Church in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is constructed of cinder block with a white stucco exterior. The large steel-framed windows have clear glass. A glass block cross light the stairwell of the...
- San Francisco Church (San Francisco, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; San Francisco Church (San Francisco, Colo.)--2000-2010; San Francisco (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--San Francisco--Pictorial works.; San...
- 2001
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Charles Lindbergh leaving Lowry Field for parade
- Charles Lindbergh arrives in Denver, Colorado after his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean; riding with him in the convertible automobile are Governor William Adams and Benjamin Stapleton. A crowd of people, including an African-American...
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 September 27]
- Chow!!
- A group of nineteen Tenth Mountain Division soldiers wait to enter a dining hall at Camp Hale, Colorado. One soldier playfully holds another off the ground. All are wearing brown wool uniforms. Snow covers the ground.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943-1944
- Church at Pietra Colora, Italy
- View of the Church at Pietra Colora, Italy, and the artillery damage to it, taken from outside. A Tenth Mountain Division soldier stands in the road at the base of the church. The 10th captured the town on March 5, 1945.
- Churches--Italy--Pietra Colora--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Civic Center Park
- A view from the Colorado State Capitol of Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado before the construction of the City and County building. Shows the Civil War Memorial statue (Soldier's Monument), Voorhies Memorial Entrance, the Greek Theater and...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1919 and and 1923?]
- Clean-up
- At least three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers wash themselves at a fountain biside a road in Italy. The fourth person is hidden by one of the soldiers; he could be an Italian or another American soldier. An orchard is behind the fountain and...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Co I 1st Colo. in heavy marching order; Building where Private Phenix was killed Aug. 13-98; Foraging party after a two hours trip in vicinity of water works; Insurgent soldiers and block house five in the distance