Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Recen
- View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Portrait of two men and a woman
- Studio portrait of two men and a woman, possibly the J.L. Parker family. One man sits on a chair that is covered with an animal fur rug, he wears striped pants, a dark jacket and a dark shirt. A woman stands at his side with her hand resting on his...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Five executive board members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado pose near a desk. A woman identified as Mrs. Henry Bruce Teller is seated at a desk and holds papers in her hands. Other board members include: Grace C. Morey, in a...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 29
- Frank Potter
- Studio group portrait of the Frank Potter family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The family poses in front of a painted backdrop of trees and houses. Mr. Potter wears a dark suit and a tie, his young daughter sits in his...
- Potter, Frank--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Women.; Potter, Frank.; Wold, E.
- Mr. & Mrs. Jose Benito Córdova
- Studio portrait of José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova of Rivera of Los Córdovas (Las Animas County), Colorado. Marina wears a dark dress with a basque decorated with bugle beads and lace, a bustle and a pleated...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Pablo C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca and children
- Studio portrait of Pablo C. de Baca, his wife Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca, their unidentified son and an unidentified infant. Pablo wears a dark suit and tie, has his hair parted in the middle and has a waxed mustache. His wife Emilia wears a blouse...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; C. de Baca, Emilia, 1879-1908--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- 1891
- Juana María Paiz
- Studio portrait of Juana María Paiz of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She poses between prop rocks covered in ivy. She wears a dark dress with a basque trimmed in satin and a dark lace collar. Her dark hair is pulled back and parted in...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Paiz, Juana Maria, 1844-1927.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Portrait of a young woman and children
- Studio portrait of a young woman and three children. The girls wear dark colored dresses with puff sleeves and the woman has a dress with a ruffled bodice and collar and a pompadour hairstyle. The boy wears a dark colored suit and a light colored...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of possibly the Horea Baskes (Vasquez) family (Hispanic). The man wears a dark wool suit, a wide brimmed hat, and sits in an upholstered chair. His wife stands at his side. She wears a two-piece dark colored dress with a fitted...
- Families--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Two men practice rescuing a man from the snow, Paradise, Washington
- Two soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) practice rescuing a man from the snow using ropes. The man on the left is wearing a pith helmet and dark clothing. He is smiling and holding lightly onto a rope. The man in the...
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Spring Creek party at Great Divide barbecue
- Women, men and children, most in hats, gather around a picnic blanket at Great Divide (Moffat County), Colorado. Shows young children and a baby in a baby carriage, wagons and sagebrush. John A. Breach kneels, he holds his cup upside down. He wears...
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Breach, Glen T.; Breach, John A.; Breach, Susannah.
- 1917
- Juan Gabaldon and family San Juan Indians at cliff dwellings at Manitou, Colo.
- Native American (Tewa) man, woman, boys, and baby pose near the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings (Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum), near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Juan Gabaldon wears beaded moccasins, dark leggings, breech cloth,...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915 September 14
- Navajo women and children
- A group of Native American (Navajo) women and children pose in front of an adobe building. An elderly women, wrapped in a patterned blanket, sits beneath a paned glass window. One woman stands, she wears a dark shirt, necklace, silver bracelets,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Navajo Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--1890-1900.; Children--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Flathead group portrait
- A group of Native Americans poses in front of a wood building on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The woman on the far right is possibly Louise, wife of Joseph. She wears a checkered dress and large, round earrings. Her hair is...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Red Horn and Antoine
- Masle Red Horn and Antoine, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation, pose wearing headdresses. The man on the left wears a roach on top of his head and has his long hair in braids. He also has a scarf tied around his neck and...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Red Horn, Masle.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Rosa Bonheur
- French artist Rosa Bonheur sits in the right center midground next to the canvas of her famous portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. She wears a dark cape over her dark dress. She also wears a dark bonnet tied under her...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Artists--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Rosa Bonheur
- French artist Rosa Bonheur poses next to an easel with the canvas of her famous portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. She wears a dark cape over her dark dress and wears a dark bonnet tied under her chin. She sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Artists--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William Cody in buggy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in a buggy pulled by one dark horse while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe. He wears a dark coat and gloves and a wide-brimmed hat. He has a dark moustache and goatee and long, wavy...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [betwen 1885 and 1900?]
- McCreedy Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of three houses along Rose Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The middle house is brick, with a full-length gable on the left, two double-hung windows and a round window above, and a porch across the section to the right. There is a flower garden...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a dark horse in the left midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right midground watching Cody ride in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters that lace up the side cover the lower part of his pant legs. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters that lace up the side cover the lower part of his pant legs. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a dark horse in the left midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right midground watching Cody ride in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Denver Public Library 1933 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Tattered Cover, Cherry Creek
- View of the Tattered Cover Bookstore at 2955 East 1st (First) Avenue in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The five-story brick building was constructed in 1995. The building has dark rectangular windows on the fifth story. It is...
- Tattered Cover (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bookstores.; Tattered Cover (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cherry Creek (Denver,...
- 2000?
- Casimiro Barela, his wife Damiana Rivera Barela and daughter
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela from Las Animas County, Colorado, his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela and his second daughter by his first wife, Juanita Barela. They pose in front of a painted drop. Damiana wears a black...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women.; Families.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lena Marques
- Studio portrait of Lena Marques, sister of Crisanta Montoya of Fort Collins, Colorado. Lena poses beside a wicker corner chair, she wear a long dark dress a vertical stripe and belt. The dress has a lace Bertha collar and her dark hair is pulled...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Marques, Lena--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified family
- Portrait of an unidentified family. They pose in front of a blanket that hangs on the wall. A man in a suit and tie and with a full mustache, poses next to a young woman. She wears a ruffled blouse and dark skirt and has her hair pulled back in a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Spouses--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1890 and 1900?]
- Julio Acosta
- Julio Acosta walks down a street near the Poblana Restaurant, probably in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark shirt, light colored pants and dark glasses.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acosta, Julio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1945
- Edge Gallery and Bug Theatre
- View of the Edge Gallery at 3654 Navajo Street and the Bug Theatre at 3658 Navajo Street in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Edge is brightly painted in yellow, red, and dark blue. Bright block yellow letters over the corner...
- Edge Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Bug Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Commercial art galleries.; Edge Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bug Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- 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
- Mrs. Sanchez and child
- Studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Sanchez of Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. She sits in a long, dark colored dress with a V-shaped bodice and pleated skirt decorated with buttons. She wears a lace blouse and a necklace. Her dark...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1880.; Mexican Americans--1870-1880.; Studio portraits.; Boys.; Families.; Women.; Sanchez family--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.;...
- 1875 October 19
- Juan Antonio Córdova
- Studio portrait of Juan Antonio Córdova, a rancher from Model (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a dark jacket, vest, and upstanding collar and necktie. His dark hair is parted on the side and he has a full mustache.
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Ranchers.; Córdova, Juan Antonio, 1854-1910--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ray Roybal
- Studio portrait (bust) of Ray Roybal of Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark shirt and has his dark, wavy hair parted on the side. The image is leaf shaped.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Roybal, Ray--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [1946]
- Portrait of a man and a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman and a man who pose in front of a studio backdrop and near a wicker chair. The woman wears a dark colored, patterned dress with pleats and a bodice. Her hair is pulled away from her face in a pompadour style....
- Couples--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two young girls and an older woman. The woman sits and wears a dark colored dress with puffy sleeves, a decorative high collar and a pleated bodice. The woman's hair is pulled back on the sides and curled on top. The two younger...
- Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a couple. The man sits in a chair and wears a dark colored suit, a vest, and a shirt and necktie. A watch fob is fastened to his vest. The man has a moustache and a handkerchief hangs from his jacket pocket. The woman poses next...
- Couples--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a group
- Portrait a family. The men and boys wear dark colored suit, vests and neckties. The women wear dark colored dresses, bodices and cravats.
- Families--1860-1880.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. The man sits on a chair and rests a baby in a dark colored gown on his knee. The man wears plaid trousers, a jacket, a vest, shirt, necktie, and boots. He has a moustache and parts his hair down the middle. A star...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (bust) of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves and an embroidered neckline. She wears earrings and pulls her dark hair into a bun.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Full length studio portrait of a boy in front of a painted backdrop. The boy holds a dark colored hat and poses next to a studio prop rock formation. He wears boots, dark colored tights, knickers, a jacket and a necktie.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, a shirt and a dotted necktie. A medal is pinned to the man's vest. He has a moustache and short, dark hair.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Full length studio portrait of a boy who sits on a studio prop rock formation. The boy holds his shin and a dark colored hat rests nearby. The boy wears boots, dark colored tights, knickers, a jacket and a necktie.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves, a ruffled bodice and a high collar. She wears a choker necklace and has dark colored hair that is pulled back into a pompadour.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]