Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cinco de Mayo Mexican folk dancers
- View of unidentified Mexican folk dancers at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Denver, Colorado. A woman in a blue costume decorated with purple and white frills dances with a man wearing a Mexican serape and a sombrero. The woman has ribbons and a...
- Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Clothing & dress.; Folk dancing.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [2006?]
- Cinco de Mayo celebration, Civic Center Park
- Crowds attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Musicians and spectators are in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. Shows advertising banners and loudspeakers. The North Building of the Denver...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver...
- [2006?]
- 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?]
- Manassa cowboy
- Portrait of an unidentified Hispanic cowboy who trained horses at the rodeo arena in Manassa (Conejos County), Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat over his gray hair and has a mustache.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Manassa (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cowboys.; Cowboys--Colorado--Manassa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [2005 April 16]
- Stella and Alex Cordova
- An elderly couple, Stella Cordova, founder and owner of Chubby's, a Mexican restaurant. and her husband Alex Cordova, pose in their home in Denver, Colorado. Alex has his arm around Stella, and she wears a polka dot dress and glasses.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Business people.; Older people.; Women.; Cordova, Alex--Pictorial works.; Cordova, Stella, 1909-2009--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [2000?]
- Roberto Torres, Jr.
- Roberto Torres, Jr. carries the flag in the opening event of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Roberto rides a horse, wearing a traditional Mexican cowboy (charro)...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American.; Horseback riding.; Rodeos.; Torres, Roberto, Jr.--Pictorial works.; National...
- [2006 January 1]
- Rosemary Rodriguez, Paul Lopez and Ramona Martinez
- Mexican Americans, Rosemary Rodriguez, Paul Lopez and Ramona Martinez pose at an event presented by the Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. All three have served as Denver City Council Representatives for District 3. Rosemary...
- Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; City council members--2000-2010.; Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado--Pictorial works.; City council...
- [2007?]
- Daniel Valdez
- Actor, playwright and musician, Daniel Valdez plays the guitar at a march and celebration of life observance for civil rights activist Rodolpho Corky Gonzales in Mestizo-Curtis Park, Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Yolanda [Gutierrez or...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Guitars.; Memorial rights & services.; Musicians.; Gonzales, Rodolpho, 1928-2005--Death and burial--Pictorial...
- [2005 April 17]
- Salazar family
- Daniel and Maruca Salazar pose with their adult children, Maruca Salome Salazar and Gabriel Numa Salazar in Denver, Colorado. Maruca, Director of the Museo de las Americas, has gray hair, wears a striped handwoven dress and a reboso over her...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Families.; Salazar family--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [2009?]
- Founding members of Chicano Humanities and Arts Council
- The founding members of Chicano Humanities & Arts Council (CHAC), pose in front of paintings and drawings in Denver, Colorado. The artists are identified Left to right: Jerry Jaramillo, Al Sanchez, Stevon Lucero, and Carlos Sandoval.
- Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (Denver, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Artists.; Chicano Humanities and Arts Council (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- [2009?]
- Eva Nuanez and Dr. Lorenzo Trujillo
- Attorney and Hispanic folk violinist Dr. Lorenzo Trujillo poses with his Aunt, Hispanic folk singer Eva Nuanez in Denver, Colorado. The elderly Eva Nuanez wears a print dress, has gray hair and wears glasses. Her nephew, Dr. Trujillo, wears a shirt...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Musicians.; Older people.; Nuanez, Eva--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Lorenzo--Pictorial works.; Folk musicians--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2009?]
- Paul Chavez and Dave Gallegos
- Paul Chavez and Dave Gallegos were Spanish speaking radio broadcast personalities on the Latin Connection on KBDO radio in Denver Colorado beginning in the late 1970s. They pose in a large space decorated with paper cutouts hung on a line from the...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Chavez, Paul--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Dave--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [2009?]
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They stand on Lincoln Avenue and wave Mexican and American flags.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2006 March 25]
- Andrea Barela and Rosemary Rodriguez
- Andrea Barela, NEWSED development director and event organizer for the annual Denver Cinco de Mayo celebration, poses with former Denver city councilwoman and vice chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Rosemary Rodriguez, in the...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Women.; Barela, Andrea--Pictorial works.; Rodriguez, Rosemary--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [2009?]
- Los Cochinos, Hispanic biker club
- Dave Valdez, known as Uncle Dave and members of the Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club, a Hispanic biker club, pose on their motorcycles on a street in Denver, Colorado. Uncle Dave has a long, gray goatee, wears a leather vest and a head band that reads:...
- Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Motorcyclists.; Women.; Valdez, Dave--Pictorial works.; Los Cochinos Motorcycle Club (Denver,...
- [between 2005 and 2009?]
- Father Benito Hernandez
- Father Benito Hernandez preaches from a lectern in the Catholic Sangre de Cristo Church in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears vestments and his arms are outstretched. A wooden Gothic style altar with a large crucifix is in the distance.
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Interiors.; Priests.; Valdez, Dave--Pictorial works.; Sangre de Cristo Church...
- [2005 March 24]
- Maundy Thursday, washing of feet
- Priests, who include Father Benito Hernandez, wash the feet of teenage parishioners on Maundy Thursday at Sangre de Cristo Church in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Altar boys and parishioners look on.
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Acolytes.; Catholic churches.; Interiors.; Priests.; Religious services.; Valdez, Dave--Pictorial...
- [2005 March 24]
- Good Friday pilgrimage, Costilla County
- Members of the Sangre de Cristo Parish in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado, walk in a Good Friday pilgrimage from San Francisco to San Luis with Father Pat Valdez "Father Pat" (second from left). A woman crucifer carries a processional cross...
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Pilgrimages.; Priests.; Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis,...
- [2005 March 25]
- Hermanos Penitentes, Stations of the Cross
- Members of the Hermanos Penitentes walk along a dirt trail during the Stations of the Cross observance on Good Friday in Costilla County, Colorado. The men carry booklets and one man carries a large, carved cross. Shows snow covered hills.
- Hermanos Penitentes--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works.; Crosses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Good...
- [2005 March 25]
- Teresa Vigil
- Portrait of Teresa Vigil, an expert in medicinal herbs (curandera) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She poses in her kitchen in a blouse and sweater. A stove, cutting board and pots and pans are nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Healers.; Interiors.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Teresa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [2005 April 16]
- Manassa cowboy
- Portrait of an unidentified Hispanic cowboy who trained horses at the rodeo arena in Manassa (Conejos County), Colorado. He wears a dark cowboy hat over his gray hair, has a weathered face and full, gray beard.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Manassa (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Beards.; Cowboys.; Older people.; Beards--Colorado--Manassa--Pictorial works.; Cowboys--Colorado--Manassa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2005 April 16]
- Hermanos Penitentes
- Unidentifed members of Hermanos Penitentes pose near a wood stove in their adobe morada in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows young, middle aged and old men.
- Hermanos Penitentes--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Interiors.; Older people.; Vigil, Teresa--Pictorial works.; Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2005 March 25]
- Hermanos Penitentes, Stations of the Cross
- Members of the Hermanos Penitentes walk along a dirt trail during the Stations of the Cross observance on Good Friday in Costilla County, Colorado. The middle aged and old men carry booklets (probably alabados) and a young man carries a large,...
- Hermanos Penitentes--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works.; Crosses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Good...
- [2005 March 25]
- Ernie
- Portrait of a man identified as Ernie, he was a rancher and operated a barbershop in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He sits in a chair next to a heater. He wears a dark shirt, jeans,and cowboy boots. He has a mustache and wears eyeglasses.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Barbers.; Ranchers.; Barbers--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [2005 March 5]
- Luis Canela and Boyd Polhamus
- Boyd Polhamus, rodeo announcer, poses with Luis Canela, the master of ceremonies for the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Boyd wears a denim shirt, jeans and a cowboy...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Masters of ceremonies--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Rodeo announcers--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rodeos.; Canela, Luis--Pictorial works.; Polhamus,...
- [2006 January 1]
- Vincent C. de Baca in front of Regis College
- Vincent C. de Baca poses on the lawn at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. An assistant professor of history at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado, he wears a dark blue shirt, jeans, a cap and has a beard. He holds a can of coke....
- Regis University (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010..; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Universities & colleges.; Teachers.; C. de Baca, Vincent--Pictorial works.; Regis University...
- [between 2008 and 2010?]
- Hispanic baseball team at Coors Field
- Former members of teams from the Sugar Beet League (Rocky Mountain League of National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress) attend a Colorado Rockies' game dedicated in their honor at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Shows older men and women, the stand and...
- Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Baseball players.; Older people.; Suniga, Lee--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 2000 and 2010?]
- Cesar Chavez mural
- View of a mural of Cesar Chavez painted by artist Javier Flores on the side of a building located at Morrison Road and Lowell Blvd. in the Westwood neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the mural reads: "Remember ¡Si, Se Puede!" Lettering...
- Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Westwood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Murals.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Portraits.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial...
- [2010?]