Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Clayton College
- Exterior photograph of Clayton College located in Denver, Colorado. The City and County of Denver established the George W. Clayton Trust and College in 1911 through a bequest by George W. Clayton. Clayton sought to provide for the guardianship...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1981 September
- Clayton College
- Exterior photograph of Clayton College located in Denver, Colorado. The City and County of Denver established the George W. Clayton Trust and College in 1911 through a bequest by George W. Clayton. Clayton sought to provide for the guardianship...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1981 September
- Contract booking Count Basie and his orchestra for a performance in Omaha, Nebraska. Booked by Leroy Smith.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1912 February 24
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- Christianity : a sermon preached in First Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- An undated, published sermon given by Reverend Robert Hopkin of the First Congregational Church, in Denver, Colorado.
- Hopkin, Robert.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- Undated
- Dedication Sunday : December 4, 1938
- Booklet created to celebrate the Dedication of the new First Baptist Church in 1938. Booklet covers the construction of the new building.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1938 December 4
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 April 15
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 December 9
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- First Baptist Church Worship Program
- Worship program for First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado for Sunday February 28, 1915.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1915 February 28
- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- Directory of Ninth Street Historic Park, 1871-1900: a list of 500 residents, their occupations and other interesting info.
- Santa Ana Fiesta, San Luis, Colo.
- Women pose by a fence probably at the Santa Ana Fiesta carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Cenaida Roybal Manzanares in a dark dress and her head covered with a manta leans on the fence. To her left is Francisca Manzanares Quintana,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Manzanares, Cenaida Roybal--Pictorial works.; Quintana, Francisca Manzanares--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1950 September
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church. Calhan
- View of St. Mary's Orthodox Church located at 19485 North Calhan Highway, Calhan (El Paso County), Colorado. The white clapboard structure has an open front hexagonal bell tower whose domed top is crowned by an Orthodox cross. A similar tower rises...
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church (Calhan, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Calhan (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Orthodox churches.; St. Mary's Orthodox Church (Calhan, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Orthodox Eastern church buildings--Colorado--Calhan--Pictorial works.; Calhan...
- 1995
- Lampposts at the Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of concrete lampposts designed to look like trees located in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The globe lights on the lamp posts simulate fruit. The Boettcher Foundation,...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Lampposts.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical...
- 1998
- Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory in the Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of the interior of the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory (1964, Victor Hornbein and Edward D. White, Jr.) in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The roof of the...
- Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Boettcher...
- ca. 1998
- Dedication, César E. Chávez Memorial Building, Denver
- U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell and César Chávez, Jr., grandson of Cesar E. Chavez, unveil lettering on the rededicated Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard in the Civic Center neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two men...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; North American Indians--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building dedications.; Legislators.; Campbell, Ben Nighthorse, 1933---Pictorial works.; Chavez, Cesar, Jr.--Pictorial works.; Cheyenne...
- [2003]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 9 and 10, 1927 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 11 and 12, 1926 November-December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 5 and 6, 1930 May-June
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 3 and 4, 1928 March-April
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 7, 1910 February 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 9, 1910 February 26
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman whose hair is pushed into a wavy pompadour with a bun at the crown. She wears an embroidered blouse, high collar and eye glasses.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Julesburg Congregational Church, remodeled
- A small child stands on the sidewalk near the Congregational Church in Julesburg, Colorado, in Sedgwick County, where scaffolding can is outside the church, whose architecture includes a tower and several gables. A residence is near the church.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Julesburg--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Julesburg, Colorado
- View of a monument in Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County, shows a bronze plaque set into a river rock and concrete base. This first plaque of a Pony Express Rider has "Pony Express" written under it and reads "This memorial is the property of...
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Julesburg--1970-1980.
- June, 1972
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Melvin, Colorado
- Melvin, Arapahoe County, Colorado, consists of one-story frame buildings, including a house whose porch is being used as a store; shows sign "Flour Feed," a parlor stove, barrel, a boy posing, windmill, wooden water tank, shed, and freight car.
- Melvin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Melvin--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Melvin--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Poncha Springs and Pass
- View of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel and hot springs with the Arkansas River valley and the Sawatch Range in the background.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Old Homestead one of the few buildings left on Myers Ave.
- Exterior view of Herman Conrow's residence, formerly the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this prominent "parlor or sporting" house operated for nearly 20 years then became a private residence until it reopened in...
- Conrow, Herman--Homes & haunts.; Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Salida, Colorado - Laying of cornerstone of library
- Men guide a hanging block into place as a well dressed crowd looks on in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Lettered on block: "Tuesday Evening Club;" a women's organization whose efforts brought the library project to fruition. A man in the...
- Tuesday Evening Club (Salida, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Organizations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Club--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- Saloons were social centers of the early mining camps
- Patrons gather around the bar inside of a saloon in the mining town of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado. "Whiskered man (left end of bar) old man H. M. Zook. C. W. Franzce is man holding beer glass which appears directly over cap of card player...
- Turret (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Franzce, C. W.; Zook, H. M.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Dale Street, Colorado Springs, Colo
- View of Dale Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows residences with fenced yards, the square tower of the Unitarian Church, and a horse and buggy. Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Unitarian Universalist churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- View of two adjacent brick structures in Central City, Colorado. The brick building on the left, whose door and windows have been boarded up, has a peaked roof and two signs attached to it that read, "Black Hawk" and "8032 Ft above sea level." The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman in pinstriped overalls, a white blouse, straw hat and sandals squats holding a Coke bottle. A small crying boy wears a cowboy outfit. People in the background include a man wearing a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad-- 1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. In the foreground are young men, women and children leaning on a chain link fence. They wear a variety of headgear; one woman has a polka-dot knotted scarf hat, another wears a dress of a bold,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Brill, Marty.; Powe, Peggy.; Tabor, Flora.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Elevator installation at the Columbian
- Interior view of the Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado, showing the elevator, workmen, and onlookers. Three men are in sack suits with vests and felt hats and two workmen stand by the elevator gate. A boy in a double breasted jacket stands inside...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elevators--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Sac and Fox Indians, Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler)
- Sitting portrait of Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler), a Native American Sac (Sauk)and Fox. He wears a shirt and pants, a beaded necklace, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Fox Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Sauk Indians--1920-1930.; Whistler, Don.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- 1924 December 17
- Birdeye [sic] view of unit #10 from tower
- Overlook view of Unit #10 boiler house construction of at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows wood foundation, lumber, shadow of a tower, buildings.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Mayor
- The Mayor of Central City, Colorado, wearing a suit, top hat, and glasses, holds a microphone in his left hand and, with his right, hands a large Sugar Daddy candy bar to a boy wearing a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and a cowboy hat. The boy, whose...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Mayors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1940
- Dudley Denison
- Dudley Denison, in whose honor the gym and kindergarten addition to the Stanley School was built, rests on a rug made of two coyote pelts laid side by side, Denver, Colorado. He was six years old when he died.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hides & skins--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denison, Dudley.
- 1897