Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1981 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 5th Royal Irish Lancers
- The 5th Royal Irish Lancers pose in uniform in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Most of the men wear helmets with tassles hanging from the top. Some of them hold their helmets on their laps....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Great Britain. Army Royal Irish Lancers, 5th.]; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- 7th Cavalry detachment
- Members of the United States 7th Cavalry Division pose in uniform in front of a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men in the back row stand while those in the front sit....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- A call hour in the Denver stock exchange
- A large group of men are gathered inside the Denver Stock Exchange in Denver, Colorado shows: chandeliers, signs read: "Postal Telegraph Cable Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- A Navajo Indian Hogan Ganado, Arizona Ganado Mission Gift Shop
- Native American (Navajo) women and a girl sit and stand near a timber and earth hogan in Ganado, Arizona. One woman sits near a loom, the other near a clay water jar.
- Ganado Mission (Ganado, Ariz.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Hogans--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Girls--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Souvenir...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- A souvenir shop at the fox farm
- View of the souvenir shop on a fox farm in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a wood frame building with a porch railing made of tree branches. A man and a woman stand on the porch. A woman walks away from the porch. Signs over the doorway read:...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Adelaide Station, F. & C. C. R. R.
- Adelaide station along the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, middle of Phantom Canyon, Fremont County, Colorado. View downgrade before 1896 relocation of track between Milepost 12 and 18 due to flash floods. Small Victorian wood frame depot...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Adelaide (Fremont County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Angus McPhee, Lee Martin, Gus Uhl
- Three American cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including from left Angus McPhee, Lee Martin and Gus Uhl, pose on horseback in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose park in Brooklyn, New York. The men each wear cowboy hats. McPhee wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Martin, Lee.; McPhee, Angus, cowboy.; Uhl, Gus.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Annie Oakley
- Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses poses in the center foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Annie Oakley, who was one of the major attractions to the show, wears a dress and a cowboy hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs poses in the foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men and young boys wear turbans and have sashes tied around their waists. They wear baggy pants. One man in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Arabs.
- [1894?]
- Artistic creations of Indian weavers and potters in a Hopi house, Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Interior view of Hopi House, a Fred Harvey Company curio shop at the Grand Canyon, Arizona; a replica of a Native American pueblo room with displays of Native American arts and crafts including rugs, blankets, baskets, and pottery.
- Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--Arizona--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- As-U-Go
- At the Iron Springs, Manitou
- View of frame and stone buildings and dirt streets on a hillside in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the Ute Iron Springs pavilion and souvenir shop with stone pillars, a hipped roof and a widows walk. A person stands in the road...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1891?]
- Attack on stagecoach
- A group of Native Americans reenacts an attack on the Deadwood Stagecoach in a dirt arena during a peformance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A man, possibly scout John Y. Nelson, sits on top of the back of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Stagecoaches.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Black Hawk fire department
- View of the Black Hawk City Hall/Fire Department building. Completed in December of 1877, it was built for City Council meetings; in 1879 its use was expanded to house the fire department and its equipment. Abutting the building is the Colorado...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1930.
- [between 1877 and 1925]
- Black Hawk, Chase Gulch
- Shows Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, with houses, mining facilities and Colorado & Southern Railroad cars.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Black Heart and wife, Rocky Bear, Standing Bear
- Three Sioux chiefs, including Black Heart, Rocky Bear and Standing Bear, wear feather headdresses and pose on a platform in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Black Heart's wife sits next to him in the...
- Black Heart--Wife.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Book, magazine, and souvenir stand
- View of an ornate wood souvenir stand, with shelves and a raised awning, outside of a railroad station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Items for sale include candy, bananas, apples, and North American Indian blankets, pottery,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Brave Bird, Flat Iron, Little Money
- Brave Bird and Flat Iron, two Native American members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose with Little Money, a young Native American boy, in front of a tent in a camp for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Brave Bird...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Brave Bird.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flat Iron.; Little Money.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1894?]
- 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
- Buffalo Bill (Col. W. F. Cody)
- Woven silk ribbon souvenir portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), with signature. United States flags, a shield, and an eagle are embroidered near the bottom.
- Celebrities--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Bundesturnfest
- The Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets, is decorated with American and German flags and bunting during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Ground floor businesses include a souvenir shop and a barber shop.
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile...
- [June 1913]
- C & S #60 @ Idaho Springs
- View of Colorado and Southern narrow-gage steam locomotive # 60 (2-8-0) on display near a log building in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Signs on the store read: "The Depot Curios," "Cold Drinks, Fishing Tackle, Gift Shop, Western...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1950-1960.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 September 22
- Cabin at curve station, Amethyst tramway near Creede, Colo.
- Men and women, who include Jim Grant and Mrs. J. Grand, pose near a log cabin, part of the aerial tramway of the Amethyst Mine, in Weaver, near Creede, (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear dresses and coats. Two women sit on a wood bridge...
- Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Camp barber shop
- Two barbers stand in a barber tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear white coats. One man leans his arm against a reclining barber chair. Several mirrors hang on the wall in the left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Barbering--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Cavalry charge
- A group of riders performs a cavalry charge in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The riders in the left midground wear light-colored uniforms, while those in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Cavalry maze
- A man, probably an announcer, sits on a wood platform in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous horseback riders representing different nationalities perform a cavalry maze in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Central City stores Hogo H. Kruse, Grocer
- Interior view of a grocery store in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Items for sale include: cookware, furniture, lamps, food, and clothing. The items are displayed in cases and along shelves.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1905?]
- Chief Big Snake- James Hawkins "Owl Bull"- Mabel Hawkins Ogallala Sioux
- Chief Big Snake (James Hawkins) and Owl Bull (Mabel Hawkins), Native American (Oglala Sioux) man and woman, pose outdoors near an adobe building with wooden vigas on Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado. The man wears beaded moccasins,...
- Dakota Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 August 18
- City of San Diego
- San Diego (Calif.)--Maps, Pictorial.; San Diego (Calif.)--History.
- c1928
- City of San Diego
- San Diego (Calif.)--Maps.; San Diego (Calif.)--History.;
- c1928
- Clarence Andrew Hamerter : Baritone : In Recital : Shorter A.M. E. Church
- Souvenir booklet from a recital performance featuring Clarence Andrew Hamerter at the Sorter A.M.E. Church.
- Shorter A.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1929 March 20
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church Fiftieth anniversary souvenir program
- Souvenir program for the fiftieth anniversary of the Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1972
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Colorado Trading & Investment Co.
- Men and children pose in front of the Odd Fellow's Building, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1898?]
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- Colorado, 1895
- View northeast towards Cripple Creek, Colorado from hillside; scene includes railroad narrow gauge spurs, engine with passenger cars, hopper and freight box cars on additional spurs, wooden frame residences on hillside, canvas tent on wooden frame,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1894 or 1895]
- Corporal Gillen
- Corporal Gillen, an American cavalryman in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait while touring with the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a uniform with a pin on his left breast pocket, possibly...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Gillen, Corporal.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks pose for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear wool hats and long coats with cartridge loops across their chests. Known Georgians with Buffalo Bill in 1894 are: Luka...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks.
- [1894]