Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- [Dic]kerson, Thos "L" 12th Ky. Urt
- Studio portrait of Thomas Dickerson, a member of Farragut Post Number 46, G. A. R. He wears a medal in the shape of an eagle with a U. S. flag and a star pendant on his shirt.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Insignia--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Thirteenth] 13th annual conference NAACP Newark N. J.
- Panoramic view of African American (Black) and white men and women, members of the N.A.A.C.P., who pose outdoors during the association's thirteenth annual convention in Newark, New Jersey. The men wear suits and ties. The women wear dresses and...
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Meetings--1920-1930.; African Americans--New Jersey--Newark--1920-1930.; Newark (N.J.)--1920-1930.; Civil rights--New Jersey--Newark--1920-1930.; Delegates--New Jersey--Newark--1920-1930.;...
- 1922
- "Andy Family" First week
- Six African American campers of various ages in the "Andy" family (Andy is counselor Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) pose near a wire fence on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Some wear dresses, two...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1935
- "First Choice"-Dance at San Ildefanso [sic]
- Native Americans of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, perform a dance wearing costumes with headdresses; other Native Americans and white people gather in a circle around the dancers.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1920.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- "Hawky", bathing beauty of the Rockies
- Eleanor Hawkins, "Hawky," an African American teenager stands and leans on a large stick in South Boulder Creek near Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. She wears a swim suit.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder...
- 1932
- "Heroes of Peace" program from event sponsored by the Cosmopolitan Club and the Mile-Hi Sertoma Club. Held at the Fairmount Memorial Chapel in Denver, CO.
- "If I Were White" by Clarence F. Holmes (unofficial title)
- "Pat," "Woody" and "Peggy," Me, Mrs. Wilson
- Four African American women, Katherine Patton (Pat), Mary E. Wood (Woody), Marie Anderson ( Andy, later Marie L. Greenwood), and Mrs. Wilson pose together at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Woody has a broken leg and leans...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936, August
- "Smitty" Eleanor Smith, "Hawky" Eleanor Hawkins, "Woody" Mary E. Wood
- Three African American camp counselors identified as: "Smitty" (Eleanor Smith), "Woody" (Mary E. Wood) and "Hawky" (Eleanor Hawkins) stand in South Boulder Creek wearing swim suits and swim caps on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1932
- "Taking Some Steps Back in Time" speech
- "The Negro's Place" by Clarence F. Holmes
- A Bar A Ranch, Encampment, Wyo
- A Black man smokes a pipe and holds the reins of a horse drawn sled on the A Bar A Ranch, in Encampment (Carbon County), Wyoming. The vehicle has an A-frame cover made of wooden poles.
- A Bar A Ranch (Carbon County, Wyo.)--People--1900-1920.; African Americans--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Carbon County (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Sleds &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A Chinese interior
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese men dressed in silk jackets, dark trousers and skullcaps sit in a room on a Chinese style divan. Shows embroidered wall hangings behind the divan, ornate wood carving on the...
- Chinese Americans--Men--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A Denver family
- A Black man and women pose with mandolins and a guitar on the porch of a house in Denver, Colorado. A chicken and outhouse are near the two story wood frame house.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mandolins--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A diamond hitch at street events of Skii[joring contest] Carnival, Steamboat Springs
- Spectators gather along the sidewalk of Main Street during a skiijoring contest at the Ski Carnival in Steamboat Springs, (Routt County), Colorado. A woman on a horse pulls four skiers down the snowy street. They all wear head bandanas, patterned...
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1940-1950.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.; Contests--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [between1945 and 1949?]
- A good illustration of the use of tin cans and pressure cookers on a small canning unit
- Women and an African American man can food probably for school lunch programs in Denver, Colorado. Shows cans, large pots and pressure cookers.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Canning and preserving--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Food industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- A good old water fight. You get wet whether you like it or not
- African American teenage campers wear swim suits and swim caps as they splash in South Boulder Creek in Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. A campground building and flagpole are in the distance.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Boulder Creek...
- 1935
- A group of canvas men
- African American (Black) and white members of the Buffalo Bill show crew laugh and eat watermelon; one man holds a cigar. A tent for the combined Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bills Great Far East Show is in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; African Americans--1910-1920.; Laborers--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1910
- A Mexican residence
- Hispanic men and women stand and sit near an adobe house in or near Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The house has a porch with wood columns, vigas, and decorative corbels. A large bucket is near the porch, and snow is in the street.
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1885.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1885.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1885.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- A modern adobe in Santa Fe
- Well dressed men and women stand on the porch of an adobe house with Territorial Style elements in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The house has a portal with square posts and windows with shutters. A Hispanic woman sits on the ground; she...
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A shower of arrows rained on our dead mules from the closing circle of red-men
- Three white men use their dead mules as shelter against an attack by Native Americans. Each man points a rifle in a different direction and each mule has suffered numerous arrow hits.
- Combat--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- A Sunday at Virginia Woodward's (Our Sunday School Teacher)
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-34] Margie, June, Charlotte, bet it was Charlotte's idea, [ARL-35] Margaret Mackey. A swell pal, [ARL-36] What a class!!, [ARL-37] Me, Charlotte, Margie, aren't we hot stuff?, [ARL-38] Little Georgia...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- A survey of human service needs and utilization patterns among Mexican-American residents in the Auraria Barrio of Denver
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- A trip to the old mine
- A group of African American teenagers at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado pose atop a tailings pile near either a silver, gold or tungsten mine. They wear dresses, pants, overalls, stockings, hats. Two have on sombreros, one...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1928
- A trip to the old tungsten mine
- View of the headframe of a tungsten mine and large metal tanks. African American female campers and counselors from Camp Nizhoni stand by the mine, probably in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows ore car tracks.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- 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
- A wild Indian show
- Native American men dance on a wooden stage and wear feather headdresses, fur skirts, necklaces, and carry possibly musical instruments and spears in Germany. German peasant spectators wear bonnets and dresses with aprons, or work clothes and caps...
- Indians of North America--Dance--Germany--1870-1880.; Audiences--Germany--1870-1880.; Wild west shows--Germany--1870-1880.
- [1876 November 25]
- A. I. M. - State Supreme Court hearing re. discrimination in bar exams
- Two Native American men, members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), stand before the Justices of the Colorado State Supreme Court to argue against perceived discrimination toward Native Americans with regard to bar examinations in Denver,...
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Courtrooms--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Supreme Court justices--Colorado--1970-1980.
- 1971 October 2
- Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado and Lola Estrada Delgado
- Portrait of Chicano poet Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado and his wife, Lola Estrada Delgado of Denver, Colorado. They sit on a love seat in their living room and hold their wedding portrait. Abelardo wears a mustache.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Poets.; Spouses.; Abelardo, 1931---Pictorial works.; Delgado, Lola Estrada; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1981?]
- Across the roofs of Zuni
- View over rooftops of the Zuni Pueblo, shows Native Americans, the multi-story pueblo houses with ladders, ovens, (hornos,) drying food and chimney pots.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1897?]
- Adelina Sandoval
- Studio portrait of Adelina Sandoval, a resident of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She sits in a chair, wears a simple light colored dress, and her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women.; Sandoval, Adelina, 1890-1982--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- African-American airmen
- Black airmen from the 332nd fighter group who include John W. Mosley (left) pose near a propeller driven airplane, probably at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama. They wear parachutes and military clothes that include peaked caps.
- United States. Army Air Forces Fighter Group, 332nd.--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--Military service--Alabama--1940-1950.; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--1940-1950.; Air forces--American--Alabama--1940-1950.; Military...
- 1944 September
- African-American airmen
- Black airmen who include (left to right, standing) Hubert L. Jones, John W. Mosley, George H. O'Martin (left to right, kneeling) Mitchell Greene, John Bruner, and Keith I. Stanigan pose near a propeller airplane probably at Tuskegee Army Airfield,...
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd.--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--Military service--Alabama--1940-1950.; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)--1940-1950.; Air forces--American--Alabama--1940-1950.; Military...
- 1945 July 18
- African-American baby
- Studio portrait of a girl in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Her mother supports her torso from outside the frame.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1875]
- African-American boys
- African American boys pose outdoors after a fire at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) Avenue and Franklin Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)
- [1953]
- African-American girl
- Studio portrait of a Black girl in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American girl
- Studio portrait of a Black girl in Freehold, New Jersey. She wears a dress, a watch chain necklace, and a cloth belt with decorated buckle.
- African Americans--1870-1890.; Girls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a black man in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a suit and tie.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1875]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado. He holds a peaked cap and wears a coat, suit, tie, and watch chain.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American woman
- Studio portrait of a Black woman possibly in Colorado. She holds a pair of boots and a washboard. She wears, a dress, straw hat, no shoes, and smokes a corncob pipe.
- African Americans--1870-1890.; Smoking--1870-1890.; Tobacco pipes--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Afro Bill's Barber Shop
- View of Afro Bill's Barber Shop at 1428 East 22nd (Twenty Second) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style building has a white stucco exterior with red, white, and blue barber stripes painted...
- Afro Joe's Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; African Americans--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Barbershops.; Afro Joe's Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; African...
- 1980?
- After Easter Mass centennial year of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
- Hispanic-American men, women, and children leave after Easter Mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 2760 Larimer Street in the Five Points (Curtis Park) neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The church building has a bell tower, stained glass...
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic...
- 1979
- After-season trip to camp
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-147] Katherine Patton, 'Pat,' 'Woody,' Mrs. Rena Flake, Mrs. Wilson. You just can't keep a good 'fella' down, so here is Woody back in the mountains with crutches, 'Peggy,' and all, [ARL-148] 'Pat,'...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936 August
- Agency of Mora Mercantile Co. at Ribera, N.M.
- Interior view of a branch of the Mora Mercantile Co. in Ribera (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Hispanic men pose near a counter. Clothing hangs from clotheslines, can goods crowd the shelves, and bolts of cloth are stacked near the counter. Shows...
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Ribera (N.M.)--1900-1920.; General stores--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Interiors--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Merchandise displays--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Aggie Lucero and baby
- Studio portrait of Aggie Lucero of Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado, and her unidentified baby boy. The little boy wears a wool, billed cap.
- Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Families.; Infants.; Lucero, Aggie--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mothers and sons--Colorado--Fort...
- [1940?]