Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a portrait of a man
- Portrait of a framed portrait of a man. The portrait is propped up on a wooden drawer.
- Men--1890-1900.; Photographic prints--1890-1900.; Portrait photographs--1890-1900.; Portraits--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Bust portrait of Celedonio Mondragon
- Bust portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of la Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, this portrait hangs in the Concilio Superior Hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows a man in a suit and tie, he has a full mustache,...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Portrait paintings.; Mondragon, Celedonio,...
- [1993?]
- Catherine Vienna Flynn, Central City biog.
- Catherine Vienna Flynn poses for a portrait wearing a floor-length dress with a high neck and beading on the bodice and skirt in Central City, Colorado. She wears a choker with a pendant around her neck, earrings, a bracelet, and a ring. She holds...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flynn, Catherine Vienna.
- [1890?]
- Ghost image of portrait of Celedonio Mondragon
- Ghost image on glass from the framed portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of la Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, this portrait hangs in the Concilio Superior Hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado.
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Pictures.; Mondragon, Celedonio,...
- [1993?]
- Gen. George A. Custer, in uniform, bust
- General George Armstrong Custer, head and shoulders framed portrait, wearing military uniform and hat; actual portrait made in 1865.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- 1865
- Christopher Carson, bust
- Christopher "Kit" Carson, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing suit jacket, vest, and tie; photograph of a portrait.
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Buffalo Bill Cody and Pawnee Bill, sitting at table, both wearing buckskins, full length
- William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill" and Gordon W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill," full length studio portraits, seated at a table with painted backdrop; Lillie wears hat and fringed buckskin clothing looking down at paper holding a pen; Cody wears...
- Wild West shows--1900-1930.; Entertainers--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.
- [between 1900 and 1926]
- American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian headdress, holding peace pipe, 3/4 length, (oval frame)
- American Horse, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait; wearing feather headdress, breastplate, holding straps to beaded bag; oval frame; photograph of a portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian headdress, holding peace pipe, 3/4 length
- American Horse, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait with oval frame; wearing feather headdress, breastplate; holding straps to beaded bag; photograph of a portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, seated, full length
- Gall, Dakota Chief, full length seated studio portrait; wearing one feather in hair, braids wrapped in fur, decorated buffalo hide wrapped around shoulders; holding feather fan-like object; photograph of a framed portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- 1881
- Gall, Dakota Chief, similar view
- Gall, Dakota Chief, head and shoulders studio portrait with unbraided hair; open shirt; photograph of a framed portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- [188?]
- Unidentified Indian, wearing war bonnet, full length (studio pose)
- Unidentified Indian full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop striking a look-out pose; wearing feathered war bonnet, breastplate, decorated vest, small fur wrapped around neck with other adornments; photograph of a portrait.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188?]
- Mrs. Higbau
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Mrs. Higbau, Gunnison, Colorado; shows wears a miniature portrait pin (portrait is of a man) on her high standup collar.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Photograph of a man and woman
- Two photographs (one inverted) of a portrait of a man and woman. The portrait, framed with matting, shows a man with a coat, tie and a handlebar moustache, and a woman with curled bangs and a frilled dress or blouse. The portrait sits in a wooden...
- Men--1890-1910.; Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Joel Estes
- Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Estes, founders of Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. She wears a ruffled bonnet.
- Spouses--1880-1890.; Estes, Joel.
- 1897
- C.A. Finding residence
- In the Finding residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, a wood table with carved, polished legs and a lower shelf has a tasseled cover with a kerosene lamp, a seashell, and a portrait in a palette shaped frame atop it. It is flanked by rocking chairs,...
- Finding, C. A.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Paint and feathers
- A large group of Sioux men and children pose for a group portrait in front of a tall metal gate. Many of the Native Americans wear blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Several men in the back row wear feather headresses. The group is part of...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Woman's portrait
- Photo of a studio portrait of a woman with a loose hair style and flowered collar.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman and child
- Studio portrait of a woman and child. The woman wears a dress with dropped shoulders, wide, open sleeves, a lace collar, and a crucifix around her neck. The face of the baby who sits on her lap is scratched out. Shows the molded design of the...
- Mothers & children--1890-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Portrait of a woman
- View of a studio bust portrait pinned to a wooden easel. The portrait shows a woman with curled bangs in a dress with tucked pleats on the bodice, a broach at the neck and puffed sleeves.
- Photographic prints.; Portrait photographs.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Woman portrait [and] young child portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. Studio portrait of a toddler in Colorado.
- Children--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a man
- A photograph of a tintype portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a suit jacket, dress shirt with collar and a tie. The tintype portrait is surrounded by a decorative border.
- Men--1850-1900.
- [between 1856 and 1900?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family, shows girls, boys, a man and a woman, the father holds a baby.
- Families--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Arthur C. Mellette, portrait
- Arthur C. Mellette, governor of South Dakota; head and shoulders studio portrait.
- Governors--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Mellette, Arthur Calvin, 1842-1896.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Buffalo Bill Cody, 1/2 length portrait
- William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill" 1/2 length studio portrait, wearing hat, embroidered jacket with fringe, and glove with beadwork.
- Entertainers--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1926]
- Low Dog, Dakota, portrait, holding tomahawk, bust
- Low Dog, Dakota, 1/2 length studio portrait, wearing one feather in hair, braids wrapped in fur, necklace, breastplate, holding tomahawk.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Low Dog.
- [188-?]
- Goose, Dakota Chief, portrait, bust
- Goose, Dakota Chief, head and shoulders studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing two feathers in hair, earrings, braid wrapped in fur, short beaded necklace with many wraps, and blanket wrapped around shoulders; tip of arrow in view.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Goose.
- [188?]
- Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado and Lola Estrada Delgado
- Portrait of Chicano poet Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado and his wife, Lola Estrada Delgado of Denver, Colorado. They sit on a love seat in their living room and hold their wedding portrait. Abelardo wears a mustache.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Poets.; Spouses.; Abelardo, 1931---Pictorial works.; Delgado, Lola Estrada; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1981?]
- Concilio Superior, Antonito, Colorado
- Group portrait of members of the Concilio Superior of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U) pose in the office of the Concilio Superior hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows middle aged and older men and...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Antonito--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Women.; Older people.;...
- [2004]
- Maria C. Martinez and Arthur Martinez
- Studio portrait (bust) of Arthur and Maria C. Martinez. Maria wears a dress with a scoop neck and her husband, Arthur, wears a suit and tie. The couple were residents of San Pedro (Costilla County), Colorado.
- Mexican Americans--1960-1970.; Hispanic Americans--1960-1970.; Martinez, Arthur--Pictorial works.; Martinez, María C.--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1962
- Erinea García
- Studio graduation portrait of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She is seated on a stool and wears a white dress trimmed in lace, white stockings, white shoes and has an oversized bow in her hair. She holds her...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Antonito (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alumni & alumnae.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; High school graduates--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1922
- Portrait of a bearded man with watch chain
- Portrait of a man in Denver, Colorado. He wears a three piece suit.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Fleischmann Yeast Company, employee portrait
- Employees at the Fleischmann Yeast Company (1215 Eleventh Street) pose for a group portrait along a sidewalk in Denver, Colorado. The men wear formal suits and the women wear dresses. A woman wears a fox stole around her shoulders.
- Fleischmann Yeast Company--People--1910-1920.; Yeast industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait, probably a wedding portrait, of a man and woman. The man rests his arm on the woman's shoulder and wears a suit with a white tie and a boutonniere. The woman wears a white dress made of a sheer fabric with a ruffled bodice, fitted...
- Brides--1890-1910.; Grooms (Weddings)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Photograph of a cabinet card of a woman in a studio bust portrait. The woman has curled bangs and wears a dress with probably velvet lapels, narrow pleats and bar pins on the bodice. The portrait is pinned to a board and "Boston Railroad Photo Car"...
- Cabinet photographs.; Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Photograph of a studio portrait pinned to probably and easel. The bust portrait shows a girl with long hair and her bangs brushed back,. She wears a patterned pinafore dress over a blouse with a ruffled collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Photographic prints.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man in a suit and tie. The man poses for a studio bust portrait in front of a plain backdrop. Shows backdrops on stands and light panels in the photographic studio.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- [Three] 3 girls one boy graduation portrait
- Studio portrait of young women and a young man in Colorado. They pose for their graduation portrait and wear ribbons pinned to their clothes.
- Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Unidentified Dakota man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Dakota Sioux man wearing a tunic shirt, feather in his hair, and a blanket wrapped around his waist; he holds a feather fan and has portrait of Ulysses S. Grant or Rutherford B. Hayes and a medal...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Judge William A. Carter
- Studio portrait of Judge William A. Carter in Washington, D. C. He wears a suit and watch chain.
- Judges--Washington (D. C.)--1870-1880.; Carter, William Alexander.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Tabor, Horace A. W.
- Studio portrait of Horace Austin Warner Tabor, Colorado prospector, mine owner, and United States Senator.
- Legislators--Colorado--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Sitting Bull
- Seated portrait of Native American, Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux, Chief Sitting Bull wearing a single feather, braids wrapped in fur, and skin shirt with fur and leggings, holding a tobacco pipe (calumet.)
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Teton Indians--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Frank M. Gravitt [?] 2nd Colorado Cav
- Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Francis M. Gravit or Frank M. Garrit, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company D.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Second Colorado Cavalry officer
- Studio portrait of an unidentified (probably) officer in the Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Plenty Horses trial
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Plenty Horses, Living Bear, Bear-That-Lays-Down, He Dog, Jack Red Cloud, Broken Arm, White Moon, and Rock Road, Native American (Sioux, Cheyenne, and Oglala Lakota) men. The men wear suits. Four men hold...
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bear That Lays Down.; Broken Arm.; He Dog, 1837-1936.; Living Bear.; Plenty Horses, d. 1933.;...
- 1891
- Elizabeth B. Custer (Mrs. George A.), bust
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer, studio portrait, head and shoulders, right profile; background is deleted, main image is Mrs. Custer's portrait.
- Women--1870-1880.; Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Gros Ventre Group Picture - Black Owl seated (on left), Mary standing, unidentified Indian seated, full length
- Gros Ventre group portrait. Includes Black Owl, seated at left; Mary, standing; and an unidentified Indian male, seated at right. Both males wear a feather in hair, braids, and are wrapped in blankets; Mary wears braids, necklace and beaded...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Black Owl.
- [188?]
- Healy House, portrait detail
- Detail of a portrait of a young girl in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The portrait is framed in a painted oval with a shell at the base and has a floral...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Horace S. Poley
- Horace S. Poles poses for a studio bust portrait. The profile portrait shows Poley with a moustache, a starched, upright collar, a tie with a pin, and a jacket.
- Photographers--Colorado--1880-1890.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
- 1885?