Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- No. 2 school at Gillett, Colo.
- View of students and teachers posed in front of school building number two, in Gillett, Colorado. A large group of school children pose with two teachers, identified as M.A. Ingram and Ella Stratton, in front of a one story wood frame building...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [1896 or 1897]
- Dakota mission schools
- Possibly Elizabeth Winyan, poses with two other Native American Lakota Sioux women and a young girl, in a yard with a picket fence, South Dakota. Winyan stands and holds the girl; they wear Euro-American dresses. The two seated women wear cotton...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Teton Indians--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Ponca Reservation (Neb.)--1880-1910.; Girls--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Women--Nebraska--1880-1910.; Winyan, Elizabeth.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Building of Victor Miners' Union, no. 32
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall, number 32, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; two-story commerical brick building, center double entryway with ornamental wrought iron over doorway stating Victor Miners Union No.32 W.F.M.A., second...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She poses on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wears a bonnet and a dress with ruffled cuffs.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She poses on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wears a dress with ruffled cuffs.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Family
- Studio portrait of a man, woman, and girl. The woman wears a dress with high collar and pleats. The man sits on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wears a suit and tie. The girl wears a dress with ruffled cuffs and shoulders.
- Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a suit, vest, and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- W.F.M.A. Union Hall, Victor, Col.
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall & street scene, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado. Shows several two-story & one-story commercial brick buildings with storeroom windows & displays, window awnings, men, women & dog (out-of-focus) on...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- [1903?]
- Preparing to pave the streets in 1919
- A sign reads "M. A. Masters General Contractor Paving District No. 1 Montrose, Colorado" near the site of paving operations along Main Street in Montrose, Colorado. A work crew is leveling cement which is being poured from a mixer, while others...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Road construction--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Early day street scene - Montrose, Colo.
- Men, women, and children, some on a horse-drawn carriage, are outside of the E. J. Mathews and Company, meats and groceries store in Montrose, Colorado. The store is housed in a two story brick building with battlements, decorative engravings under...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Ada May Shrock
- Studio bust portrait of Ada May Shrock, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shrock's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a lace lappet probably affixed with a bar pin, and a blouse with a band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shrock, Anna May.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Claude Melnotte Taussig
- Studio portrait of Claude Melnotte [or Meinotte] Taussig, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark jacket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Taussig, Charles Melnotte.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Manitou and Ruxton
- View of Ruxton Street and Manitou Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. 'The Dinky,' a trolley car, has a banner: 'Music Music.' A souvenir shop has lettering: "Restaurant Souvenirs M.A. Saidy. Curio Co., Navajo Blankets" and an...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909?]
- Gilpin County
- View of a gravestone in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a stone with a curvilinear arch on top and the raised image of a cross underneath; inscription reads: "Maud. Dau. of ?? & M. A. Smith Died Sep. 29. 1867 Aged ??"; stone stands...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Frances M. Morrison
- Profile studio portrait of Frances Martha Morrison, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a sheer overblouse with applique, buttons, and a high collar. Her upswept hair includes a bun and curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Morrison, Frances M. (Frances Martha); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Dora Marion Heckendorf
- Studio bust portrait of Dora Marion Heckendorf, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Heckendorf's bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair pulled back. She has a lace ruffle and a band collar affixed with a bar pin. Woven...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Heckendorf, Dora M. (Dora Marion); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man, he wears a wool jacket, tie, and wire rimmed glasses.
- Men--1910-1920.; Tailor, M. A.
- 1919, March 30
- Los Angeles
- Aerial, panoramic view of multi-story brick buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California. A sign on the Temple Block at Spring and Main Streets reads: "Putnam, Commercial Photographer." Other signs read: "J.J. O'Brien & Co. Dry Goods & Notions,"...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Gilpin County, Colo.
- A gravestone in a Gilpin County, Colorado, cemetery depicts a curtain, tassels, cross, and reads: "Maud. Dau. of ?? & M. A. Smith. Died ??, Aged ??."
- Smith, Maud--Tomb.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- General Cigar Co. building at 1611-1615 Curtis street
- View of the General Cigar Company store on Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. The building has an ornate cornice, carved granite, and marble facing. Signs read: "General Cigar Co. Inc., M. A. Gunst Branch", and "National Brands, Robert Burn, Van...
- General Cigar Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cigar industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Manitou Avenue, 700 Block
- Exterior view of the 700 block of Manitou Avenue, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. In the left, a two-story brick building with stone quoins, pedimented windows, and a bracketed cornice has a striped, scalloped awning and a sign:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Cahone
- View of a gravestone in Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, that has been broken off at the base and and leans against it; Baroque curvilinear top carved within a recessed circle includes a hand holding a flower and pointing upward; broken stone...
- Cahone (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Cahone--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966?]
- UMW labor organizers and others in Lafayette, Colorado
- Matthew Morrow, Jack Ramsey, Edgar Wallace, John McCllena, Bert Slocum, Frank J. Hayes, John R. Lawson, and John P. Cassidy, UMW members associated with the strike against RMFC, pose outside in Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado. A nearby sign...
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Lafayette, (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Cassidy, John P.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Nederland, Colorado
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Nederland, Colorado, features a curvilinear arch, a raised image of two hands holding each other, and an inscription that reads: "Marian C. Beloved Wife of W. M. DeBerard. and Daughter of J. W. & M. A. Hetzer. Died...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nederland--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Mercantile Building
- View of the Mercantile Building at 1031 15th (Fifteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A bicycle, pick-up truck, and automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Geo. Mayer Hardware Co.," "M. A. Gunst & Co.," and "Arapahoe Butter Shop."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sacred Thirty Six - Denver Country Club
- Group portrait of guests and African American (Black) waiters at a dinner party at the Denver Country Club in Denver, Colorado; decor includes nouveau borders, light fixtures, and a taxidermied fish. Legible identification reads: "Right hand wing,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Western Federation Miners Union, no. 32
- Exterior view of Miners Union Hall, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; top floor of commercial brick building used by Western Federation of Miners Union, number 32; two-story commercial brick building with three double entry doorways,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- N.W. Anders
- Studio bust portrait of Nannie Winettle Anders, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is upswept; she wears a brocade blouse and satin jacket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Anders, Nannie W. (Nannie Winettle); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- John Atcheson
- Studio bust portrait of John Atcheson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a jacket, silk cravat, and watch chain.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Atcheson, John.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Bertha Feldwisch
- Studio portrait of Bertha Wilhelmina Feldwisch, a senior (Salutatorian) at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a jacket with pleats and a pointed lace collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Feldwisch, Bertha W. (Bertha Wilhelmina); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Caroline Nelson Ballard
- Profile studio portrait of Caroline Nelson Ballard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark wool jacket; her hair is upswept with curled bangs and a bun.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ballard, Caroline N. (Caroline Nelson); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Cora Lee Hughes
- Studio portrait of Cora Lee Hughes, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a jacket and blouse with puff shoulders and lace insets. Her hair is upswept; she wears earrings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hughes, Cora L. (Cora Lee); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Antoinette Th. Pels
- Profile studio portrait of Antoinette Therese Pels, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a v-necked blouse with striped silk trim and a corsage.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Pels, Antoinette Therese.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Sola Mays
- Studio portrait of Marguerite Loviola (Sola) Mays, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a lace collar and earrings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mays, Marguerite Loviola.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Nanie A. Sherwin
- Studio portrait of Nanie (Marie) Annette Sherwin, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears light colored blouse with lace, pleats, puff shoulders, and a bow.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sherwin, Nanie A. (Nanie Annette); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Frances Wilkins
- Studio portrait of Frances Elizabeth Wilkins (Wilkens), a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark jacket with a pin, and a lace inset. Her hair is upswept with curls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Wilkins, Frances Elizabeth.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Harriet A. Woods
- Profile studio portrait of Harriet (Hattie) Anna Woods, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored lace blouse with a collar pin. Her hair is upswept with a pearl comb.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Woods, Harriet A. (Harriet Anna); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Fannie B. Fulham
- Profile studio portrait of Frances (Fannie) Bartholomew Fulham, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a lace blouse and pearl choker; her hair is upswept with a bun.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fulham, Frances Bartholomew.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Jane I. Travelli
- Studio portrait of Jane Irwin Travelli, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored blouse with puff shoulders and ruching.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Travelli, Jane I. (Jane Irwin); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Laura E. Bates
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Eva Bates, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bates has curled bangs and her hair is styled up in a coronet twist. She wears drop earrings, and a lace or brocade shawl draped in a swag between her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bates, Laura E. (Laura Eva); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Ralph W. Botler
- Studio bust portrait of Ralph Warland Botler, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Botler's short hair is parted in the middle. He wears a wool coat, a tie, and a shirt with a band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Botler, Ralph W. (Ralph Warland); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mary Janette Conine
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Janette Conine, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Conine has layered, curled bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice is fitted in the shoulders and has a lace ruff panel in the front.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Conine, Mary Janette.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mary Evalyn Corwin
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Evalyn Corwin, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Profile view shows her layered, curled bangs and her coronet twist hairstyle. Corwin wears a multi-strand pearl choker necklace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Corwin, Mary Evalyn.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Helen Turner Creswell
- Studio bust portrait of Helen Turner Creswell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Creswell's bangs are curled and her hair is done in a coronet twist on top of her head. Her dress bodice has ribbon panels on either side of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Creswell, Helen Turner.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Charles Harrington Hanington
- Studio bust portrait of Charles Harrington Hanington, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hanington's short hair is parted on the side and he poses in a coat, a striped cravat, and a shirt with an upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hanington, Charles Harrington.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Clara Illius
- Studio bust portrait of Clara Anna Illius, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows her curled bangs and her hair pinned up in a twist. Her dress has a lace ruff, a silk ribbon tie and a rosette. She wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Illius, Clara Anna.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Lenore Lemen
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Lenore Lemen, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lemen wears her bangs curled and her hair in an upswept hairstyle. Her dress bodice has a striped fabric panel with a band collar under a jacket with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Lemen, Laura Lenore.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- William Norris Moore
- Full length studio portrait of William Norris Moore, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Moore is a young African American (Black) man, he poses beside a square pillar in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a morning coat and a...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Moore, William Norris.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Alice Rooney
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Rooney, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rooney wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has narrow, vertical pleats and she wears a band collar over a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rooney, Alice, b. ca. 1868.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Hattie Underwood Roworth
- Studio bust portrait of Hattie Underwood Roworth, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Roworth wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pinned up. Her dress bodice is made of plaid probably wool, and she wears a leaf pin to...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Roworth, Hattie Underwood.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887