Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bear Boody
- View of Bear Boody located at 3707 Walnut Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick commercial style building has paired windows on the second story, a recessed entry, a shaped parapet, and houndstooth brickwork....
- Bear Boody (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bear Boody (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bars (Drinking...
- 1977
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- 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.)
- 1944 May 25
- Sacred Heart School
- A group of young girls stand near a bus in Denver, Colorado. The girls are probably students at Sacred Heart Catholic School. Many of the girls wear hats and leather shoes. Some girls have bobbed hair cuts. An older woman, possibly a teacher, and a...
- Sacred Heart School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Church Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Aeronaut, His Book of Golden Days: The Yearbook of the Students of South High School 1928
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1928.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1928
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- 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
- Gillespie house
- Three men and three girls gather in front of a clapboard house in Aspen, Colorado; features two men crouched on the ground and one leaning against a hitching post; girls sit on a bench wearing plaid dresses with bows in their hair; two girls hold...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Brownies
- A group of young, African American (Black) girls in Brownie uniforms pose in a church in Denver, Colorado. Most of the girls wear tan dresses, beanies, and socks with the Brownie logo. Two girls wear saddle shoes. A girls with a disability wears a...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Handicapped persons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Camp Nizhoni '29-30
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-13] Come on in, the water's swell!!!, [ARL-14] Oh, how we loved our morning wash!, [ARL-15] Look what we have! ???Beauties???, [ARL-16] Camp Staff and Visitors. White shorts! Why, Woody!!, [ARL-17]...
- 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.; South Boulder...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Camp 1929-1930 (cont'd)
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-20] My, my, what a scare!! But the porcupine is buried now, [ARL-21] What! washing again? Well, after all it has been a year!, [ARL-22] Ain't nature grand?!?, [ARL-23] Zudora Blakey, Jean Moore, Annie...
- 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.; Rocky Mountain...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Indian girls
- Four unidentified Native American girls stand in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Each of the girls has her hair in braids. The two smaller girls in the middle wear dark dresses and two strands of beads...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1906?]
- The crop that's never scarce in Utah
- Photomontage of faces of children, babies, boys and girls.
- Boys--1860-1890.; Girls--1860-1890.; Infants--1860-1890.; Mormons--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- 8th grade gym class
- In a girls' eighth grade gym class at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, the girls all wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Several girls stand on their heads while pairs of girls hold them up. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Lowell School, Englewood, Colorado
- Boys and girls stand on steps and pose for a school picture in front of the brick Lowell School at 3500 S. Sherman Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Girls wear knee-length plaid or solid color dresses with high waists or no waists,...
- Lowell School (Englewood, Colorado)--People--1920-1930.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.;...
- 1924?
- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Girls, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose near Civic Center Park during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright colors decorated with...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Men, women, girls and teenagers, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose on Broadway during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls and women wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán
- Teenage boys and girls, members of the Ballet Chicano de Aztlán, a Chicano dance troop and part of the Crusade for Justice, dance in Mexican costumes on a stage, in front of a painted drop in Denver, Colorado. The boys stand behind the girls,...
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dancers.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--Pictorial works.;...
- [1970]
- Group of girls and a woman in a park
- Outdoor portrait of a group of girls and women in possibly Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The girls' decorated hats are on the ground nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Three girls, doll lying on floor
- Studio portrait of three young girls in Colorado. They stand together with arms over each others shoulders. All of the girls wear dresses. The girl in the middle wears her hair up in a bun and a large bow. Two of the girls wear headbands in their...
- Children playing with dolls--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Group of women and girls
- Outdoor portrait of a group of girls that includes a set of twin sisters near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Some of the girls wear corsages. A bridge on Alameda Avenue over a canal is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Twins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Portrait of two girls
- Studio portrait of two girls, possibly the daughters of Mrs. M. Beshoar. The two girls wear white cotton dresses with fancy lace, gathers and pleats. Each wears a silver bracelet. Their hair is worn down and wavy. One girl has short bangs that are...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of three girls
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of three girls. All the girls wear dresses and brooches. Two girls wear necklaces.
- Girls--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Red Cross girls with Christmas wrapping materials.
- Teenage girls, student Red Cross volunteers, seated at a table probably in Denver, Colorado. The girls hold Christmas decorations and lights. The table is stacked with wrapping paper, decks of playing cards, packages of sequins, toys, and cans of...
- American Red Cross--People--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Community service.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- 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?]
- Group of women seated near river
- Outdoor portrait of well-dressed women and girls on a wooden walkway near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Two girls read from a card. The women and girls wear dresses and elaborately decorated hats. A weir near the edge of the river is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Chinese children
- Two young Chinese American girls sit cross-legged beneath a parasol. The girls wear embroidered silk jackets and pants; one child holds a fan.
- Chinese Americans--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Umbrellas--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Race at park
- Spectators watch as three young girls race to the finish line on a dirt track at a park, possibly in Denver, Colorado. All of the girls wear dresses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Running races--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lakeside swimming pool
- Boys and girls stand at the edge of and swim in the swimming pool at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The boys and girls both have full bathing suits, and many of the girls wear bathing caps.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Children swimming--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 May 25
- Girl Scouts
- A group of African American (Black) girls and women in Girl Scout uniforms stand in formation to receive badges. A white woman in a dress uniform pins a badge reading: "Be Prepared," on a young girls sash. Other badges indicate that the girls...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Troop 657 (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Youth Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Brownies
- A group of African American (Black) girls in Brownie uniforms pose near bushes in a yard Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses and beanies. Patches on their uniforms indicate that they may belong to different troops including Troop 844 and Troop...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Smiling--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Brownies
- A group of African American (Black) girls and women pose in the backyard of a house in Denver, Colorado. Most of the girls wear Brownie uniforms and beanies. Two girls stand on top of a slide, and swings are in the distance. Shows a corrugated tin...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Youth...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage
- Girls sit in chairs in a circle around a basket at the Queen of Heaven Orphanage at 4825 Federal Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Other girls sit at long tables in the back of the room. Shows a table full of dolls near...
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1904 and 1922?]
- My, my what a scare!! But the porcupine is buried now
- Two African American teenage girls pose with an African American man at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. One of the girls and the man hold shovels. The girls wear dresses; one has a sombrero on her shoulder.
- 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.;...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- 4-H canning club
- The 4-H club of Montrose, Colorado, consists of five girls and three women. They stand behind a display of their wares, which includes jarred fruits and vegetables placed on boxes of mason jars and a small table. A trophy cup and ribbons are on...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1930-1940.; 4-H clubs--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Home food processing--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.
- [1936?]
- Children peeking under tent
- A group of boys and girls peeks under a tent at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The boys wear knickers and caps while the girls wear skirts and hats. Two young girls stand in the right center midground smiling at the others. A woman in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boys--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bathroom break
- Four girls sit on toilets and laugh and chat in a bathroom in probably Denver, Colorado. The girls are African American, white, Hispanic American and Asian American. The girls wear dresses, and blouses, shorts and skirts. Patterns include...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Asian Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Toilets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Valverde School girls in aprons
- Photograph of girls from a kindergarten class at Valverde Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, standing in a row outside on the lawn. The girls wear aprons and stand in front of some hand made trucks.
- Kindergartens.; Valverde School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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.)
- 1944 February 17
- The Factory
- View of The Factory at 3100 East Colfax Avenue in the Congress Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is a single story brick commercial building that is painted gray with black and red stripes on the facade. A sign above the door reads "The...
- Factory (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Nightclubs.; Factory (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- Family, Rifle area
- Men, women and girls pose for a family portrait. The men wear suits with bow ties. The women and girls wear dresses with pleated collars or scarf ties. The girls and young women have short bob or pageboy hairstyles.
- Families--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Portrait of two girls
- Studio portrait of two young girls who sit on a carved stone bench. The girls wear light colored dresses. A panel of lace hangs over the back of the bench.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Coal camp children
- A group of boys and girls pose on the porch of their home in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One of the older girls holds a baby in her arms. The other girls stand nearby. One boy wears work overalls and stands near a porch...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Building pyramids in 8th grade gym class
- An eighth grade girl's gym class forms a human pyramid at the Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. The girls wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Four girls are on their hands and knees in the center....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. Two uniformed marines with band insignias stand hats in hand talking to four young women in formal gowns. Two of the gowns are of a brocaded sheer fabric, and two of the ladies wear light colored wraps....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms.; Abend, Lee.; Barry, Delphine.; Gagliardi, Lucille.; Gagliardi, Marguerite.; Hines, Paul.
- August, 1939
- Y.W.C.A. baby health check
- Women have their infants weighed for a health check at the Y.W.C.A. in Denver, Colorado. One woman holds her baby in her arms. Posters on an interior wall read: "YWCA Community Service - Three Boarding Homes, Business Girls, Young Employed Girls,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Kootanie indian camp with many others making the great camp circle
- Native American (Kutenai) men, woman, and girls in a camp, probably in Montana, shows tepees and drying racks with meat or hides. Three men and two girls stand together. The men wear vests, shirts, pants or leggings; two hold blankets, one holds a...
- Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Kootenai Indians--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--Montana--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Students at High School
- Schoolchildren pose in two rows in front of the Basalt schoolhouse in Basalt, Colorado. Ten boys and girls sit on a bench; older boys and girls stand in a back row. A man in a dark suit and a bow tie stands in the background. The girls wear...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]