Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Emanuel Memorial
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Congregation Shearith Israel (Emmanuel Chapel) at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ashlar stone building has buttresses and a round window....
- Pogzeba, Wolfgang, 1936---Homes & haunts.; Congregation Shearith Israel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- St. Cajetan's Elementary School
- View of St. Cajetan's Elementary School near 9th (Ninth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story, Art-Deco influenced brick building has a shaped parapet, decorative brick work and tall, narrow windows. A...
- St. Cajetan's Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools.; St. Cajetan's Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Elementary...
- [between 1947 and 1950?]
- St. Cajetan's parishioners after mass
- Parishioners gather after Mass near the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The "Perkins Epeneter Pickle Co." is on the opposite side of the street.
- Perkins Epeneter Pickle Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Food industry.; Perkins Epeneter Pickle Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1947 and 1950?]
- Margaret Torres
- Margaret Torres posses on her bicycle in the alleyway at 943 1/2 10th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage woman wears a blouse with puff sleeves and a skirt with pleats and contrasting "kick panels." She wears low...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teenagers.; Women.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenage girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver,...
- 1943
- Telesfor Herrera
- Telesfor Herrera poses near a wood fence in his backyard at 7th (Seventh) Street and Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears slacks, a dress shirt and tie. He has his hands on his hips.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Herrera, Telesfor--Pictorial works.; Rodriguez, Gloria--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1947?]
- Deday and Chuckie Baca
- Brothers Deday Baca and Chuckie Baca pose in front of a telephone pole near their house at 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys appear to be twins and wear matching shirts and cowboy hats. A brick commercial...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Baca, Deday--Pictorial works.; Baca, Chuckie--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1949]
- Herrera and Montoya children
- Children from the Herrera and Montoya families pose on their front porch at 1121 Lawrence St., in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Bobby and Gloria Herrera, Dorothy Montoya who holds her infant sister...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Infants.; Herrera family--Pictorial works.; Montoya family--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1946]
- Bobby and Gloria Herrera
- Toddlers Bobby and Gloria Herrera pose in bathing suits on their front porch at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They stand on a woven rug with American Indian designs.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Girls.; Infants.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Gloria--Pictorial works.;...
- [1947]
- Students at St. Cajetan's School
- Young women students and Theatine priest, Father John Ordinas, pose on the steps of Saint Cajetan's School, located at Lawrence and 8th (Eighth) Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Magdalena Gallegos is in the front row, she...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Priests.; Students.; Teenagers.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Ordinas, John, Father--Pictorial works.;...
- 1949
- St. Cajetan's School play
- Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.; Theatrical productions.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Drama--Pictorial...
- between 1947 and 1948
- Leta Valdez, Isabel Nieto 9th St.
- Leta Valdez and Isabel Nieto walk hand-in-hand down 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Leta wears a matching, check patterned skirt and blouse. Isabel wears a striped dress. Houses, a commercial building and St....
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Holding hands.; Walking.; Women.; Nieto, Isabel--Pictorial works.; Valdez, Leta--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1949
- Madgie, Larry and David Torres
- Three children, Madgie, Larry and David Torres pose in the backyard of a brick house in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Madgie wears dress with a contrasting collar and short, puffed sleeves. Larry wears a sports coat and his brother...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Girls.; Torres family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1940?
- Florence Torres Gallegos
- Florence Torres Gallegos sits in "Smitty's" backyard at 1941 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a short sleeved white blouse and slacks and has her dark, curly hair loose. She sits on the grass near a young tree, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Women.; Gallegos, Florence Torres--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1947
- Benedictine nun
- An unidentified Benedictine nun poses outside of probably St. Cajetan's Catholic Church in the Auraria Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a white coif and wimple and a black veil and tunic. A teenage girl is nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Nuns.; Teenagers.; Benedictine nuns--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenage...
- 1949
- Solano family
- Della Lovato Solano and her children pose near a clothes line in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The children are identified left to right: Anita, Esther, Josie, Tommy, Juanita, Bertha, and Sonny. Sonny wears a jacket with an insignia...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Families.; Solano, Della Lovato--Pictorial works.; Solano, Della Lovato--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1944
- Larry Gallegos, Don Gallegos first Holy Communion.
- Larry and Don Gallegos pose near the street at 953 10th (Tenth) Street in the Auraria Neighborhood, Denver. Colorado. Larry wears a shirt, jacket and pants. Don wears a light colored suit and tie. He holds a missal in his hands from his first...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Gallegos, Don--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Larry--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1947
- Torres family
- Studio portrait of the Torres family, they pose in their living room of their house in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: (back row, left to right) Benny Torres, Tom Torres, Margaret Torres, Joe Torres, and Vincent...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Women.; Torres family--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [1940?]
- Gallegos and Torres families
- Members of the Gallegos and Torres families, residents of the Auraria neighborhood, pose in an unidentified park in Denver, Colorado. Infants, boys, girls, men, and women are in the group of unidentified family members.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Families.; Women.; Gallegos family--Pictorial works.; Torres family--Pictorial works.;...
- [1949?]
- Women, Auraria neighborhood, Denver
- Three women stand together outside a building in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Josephine Montoya, Ms. Rivera, an older woman with gray hair, and Mary Baca.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Older people.; Women.; Baca, Mary--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Josephine--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1942]
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, a teenage man poses in a double breasted sports coat and shirt with an oversized collar near Cherry Creek in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. An embankment and storm drain are in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streams.; Teenagers.; Herrera,...
- [1942?]
- Larry and Gloria
- Two young children, only identified as Larry and Gloria, stand in a dirt yard at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Larry wears a striped shirt and coveralls. Gloria wears a dress and coat. A brick...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Girls.; Infants.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [1946?]
- Salano family children
- The Salano family children pose in front of their home at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street, in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Left to right: Esther, Josie, Juana (Juanita), Tommy, Cissy and Margaret.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Salano family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1948]
- Josephina Montoya, Lucy Herrera, and Frank Herrera
- Teenagers, Josephina Montoya and Lucy Herrera stand near the open door of an automobile near 7th (Seventh) Street and Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Josephina has head through the window and Frank Herrera sits at the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles.; Teenagers.; Women.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Lucy--Pictorial works.;...
- [1946?]
- Patrick and Pauline Morales
- Two young children, Pauline and her brother Patrick Morales, sit on a log in the backyard of their house at 1057 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Pauline wears a dress and Patrick wears a shirt and coveralls. A...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Families.; Morales, Patrick--Pictorial works.; Morales, Pauline--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Fire Department - demonstrations
- Firemen conduct a night exercise at a Denver Dry Goods Company warehouse at 12th (Twelfth) and Wazee Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The warehouse is a brick building with arched windows and a loading dock. Ladder trucks...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--Buildings--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [1944 June 6]
- Pete Solano
- Pete Solano, father of Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses near an automobile in his back yard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Automobiles.; Backyards.; Fathers.; Ramos, Juanita--Family--Pictorial works.; Solano, Pete--Pictorial works.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Fathers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic...
- [between 1940 and 1946?]
- Gloria Herrera
- Gloria Rodriguez, née Herrera, age 5, poses on her front porch at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a winter coat and pants.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Rodriguez, Gloria--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1949
- Skipper (Jim) Herrera
- Jim (Skipper) Herrera poses in front of his home at 1126 12th (Twelfth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a jump suit with short sleeves. His dark hair is parted on the side. He poses near a house with stone steps.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1942
- Corrine Baca, First Communion St. Cajetan's Church.
- Studio portrait of Corrine Baca on the occasion of her First Communion at St. Cajetan's Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She leans on a prop and wears a white dress and veil and holds a missal.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Baca, Corrine--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1947
- Skipper Herrera
- Skipper (Jim) Herrera, a young boy, poses near plants and a tree in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a shirt, coveralls and a brimmed cap with possibly a military insignia on the front.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Hats.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hats--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1942
- Skipper (Jim) Herrera
- Jim (Skipper) Herrera poses against the side of his house with his dog and a puppy in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Dogs.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1942
- Tom Vigil
- Tom Vigil poses in front of the Foundry near 12th (Twelfth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage boy wears a dark shirt and pants with the cuffs rolled up. His dark, curly hair is parted on the side.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Vigil, Tom--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1941
- Celia Baca
- Celia Baca poses near 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage girl wears a wrap around coat tied with a belt. Her curly, dark hair is worn back.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teenagers.; Women.; Baca, Celia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1943
- Lawrence Rivera and Skipper Herrera
- Lawrence Rivera sits on a tricycle and has his arm around Jim (Skipper) Herrera near 12th (Twelfth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They pose in front of a brick wall. Lawrence wears a T-shirt, pants and...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bicycles & tricycles.; Boys.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Lawrence--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1941
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, poses in front of his home at 1126 12th (Twelfth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He is bare chested and wears pleated pants. His wavy dark hair is parted on the side and combed back. His brother, Skipper (Jim)...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1941
- Bobby Herrera
- Bobby Herrera, poses on a pony in front of a house at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bobby is dressed as a cowboy, he wears a western hat and a leather vest and chaps decorated with metal conchos....
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Horseback riding.; Ponies.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1948
- Juanita and Tommy Solano
- Mexican Americans Tommy and Juanita Solano (now Ramos) play with a toy wheelbarrow in their backyard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Juanita sits in the wheelbarrow and her brother stands behind her. Shows...
- Children.; Play (Recreation); Toys.; Wheelbarrows.; Ramos, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Solano, Tommy--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1945
- Two boys dressed as Huck Finn
- Larry Gallegos and Jack Smith participate in the 10th annual Huck Finn Day in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. One boy wears a straw hat, short sleeved shirt and jeans, rolled up and tattered. He holds a fishing pole. The other boy wears...
- Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Gallegos, Larry--Pictorial works.; Smith, Jack--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Jerry Rodriguez & Jackie Torres
- Two children, Jerry Rodriquez and Jackie Torres, stand in front of an automobile that belongs to Phil Torres on 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Jerry wears a two-tone jacket and a bow tie, Jackie wears a First Communion...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Clothing & dress.; Girls--Colorado--Denver.; Rodriguez, Jerry--Pictorial works.; Torres, Jackie--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- 1948
- Lindell Hotel, Denver
- View of the West Lindell Hotel at 11th (Eleventh) and Larimer Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; cars are by storefronts with signs: "Bens Bar Cafe Tivoli Beer," "Solitaire Home Owned Stores," and "Boh Mercantile Company." The...
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 April