Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Apteka Pharmacy
- Interior view of Apteka Pharmacy, Ouray, Colorado, shows the owner or an employee by the cash register and a row of ice cream parlor tables; merchandise includes greeting cards, wrapping paper, ribbons, books, jewelry, drugs, oil lamps, and liquor....
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Drugstores--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors.
- September 1978
- Standing Rock A Sioux visiting Washington with delegation in Oct.
- Native American (Standing Rock Sioux) men pose on and near a stage, Washington, D.C. The men wear suits with ribbons on their lapels, and hats. One man holds a beaded and fringed tobacco bag and a wooden pipe. One man holds a kerchief.
- Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.
- October, 1888
- Ceremonies marking completion of paving of Frederick, Colo's entire 4 1/2 mile street system
- Long shadows are cast by rows of chairs set up in an intersection to celebrate the paving of the entire four and one-half mile street system in Frederick, Colorado. Scene includes people seated and standing, a woman near the microphone on a table...
- Frederick (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Frederick--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Frederick--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Frederick--1960-1970.
- October 2, 1966
- Thanksgiving at Bagley's on York Street
- Weze Hopkins and a group of men, women, and children pose outdoors near the Bagley house on York Street in Denver, Colorado. Margaret Bagley wears a hat and a coat decorated with elaborate ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bagley, Margaret.; Hopkins, Weze.
- November [between 1900 and 1910]
- Librarian signs up another reader
- A librarian at the Lakewood Branch of the Jefferson County Library, Mrs. Herman Van Blois, explains the summer reading program to ten year-old Ricci de Neve. She holds a card that reads, "Reading is Something to Crow About!" A sign (with a goat...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; de Neve, Ricci.; Van Blois, Herman, Mrs.
- June 20, 1962
- The Cosmopolitan Club of Denver, official records.
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School millinery class
- Photograph of a millinery class at the original Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. The classroom is full of women sitting at tables working on hand stitching. Each woman has a small box of sewing items and the tables...
- Sewing.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1920
- Ann Aguayo Laguna, Linda Aguayo
- Studio portrait of Hispanic girls Ann Aguayo (later Laguna) and her sister Linda Aguayo, Denver, Colorado. Both young girls wear ribbons and bows in their hair and patterned dresses with oversize collars.
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls.; Aguayo, Linda--Pictorial works.; Laguna, Ann Aguayo--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- ca. 1934
- Elote, Subchief of Apaches
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Elote, North American Indian subchief (Apache); he wears a headdress with feathers and buffalo horns and decorated with discs and ribbons. He wwears a hairpipe necklace and has a blanket wrapped around his...
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Elote.
- c1900
- Olin T. Ward and Clarence Watkins
- Olin T. Ward (left) and Clarence Watkins pose for a studio portrait in Honolulu, Hawaii. The African American men wear uniforms, award ribbons, and garrison caps.
- African Americans--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--African Americans.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; Ward, Olin T.; Watkins, Clarence.; United States. Army.--People--1940-1950.
- between 1940 and 1945
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man wearing a mustache and a confederate uniform twirls a woman in a satin gown. Other women wearing gowns, ribbons and corsages look on. Many people are in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of horse race bettors in Trinidad, Colorado. A woman wearing a white straw cowboy hat stands in line while a man behind her holds her striped hand bag and looks on. He has a watch chain looped from his pocket to his waist. Another woman in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of two couples seated at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. The men are in uniforms with brass buttons and elaborate sleeve stitching. One woman wears a full length satin gown with puffed shoulders and short sleeves, and has lettered ribbons...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Howell, Julius Franklin.
- August, 1939
- Brush baseball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, baseball team poses in uniforms, cleats, and ribbons reading: Brush. Some are identified as Finney, O'Dell, Jones, Gilmore, Rogers, Thompson, and Bolinger.
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- August 9, 1913
- Engineers convention, Colo. School of Mines
- Six men in suits pose during the 1941 Engineers Convention at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado; some have on "Committee" ribbons.
- Golden (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Engineers--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; Colorado School of Mines.
- April 17, 1941
- Snow pile
- A group of men, with ribbons pinned to their suits, pose with a snow pile trucked from the Moffat Road in the Rocky Mountains to Denver, Colorado. American flags decorate 15th (Fifteenth) Street, signs read: "The Post", "Livery Stables", "Central...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [Summer, between 1900 and 1910?]
- Logan Co. Fair
- View of an exhibit at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. Banner above exhibit: "Future Farmers of America Merino Chapter Colorado." Wheat and grains are on table in front of exhibit. Exhibit displays a flow chart with arrows: "Farmers...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Logan County Fair
- View of an exhibit at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. Topographical map of Colorado displayed over pleated bunting. Areas indicated on map: Grand Junction, Denver, Pueblo, Sterling, and Logan County. The words "The 4-H World of...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Logan County Fair
- Fair goers congregate around an exhibit table at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. An assortment of food is displayed on the table, including cabbages, onions, beets, turnips, apples, cauliflowers, cucumbers, zuchinis, and tomatoes. ...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Awards--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Vegetables--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Ribbons of gold under slanting ribbons of sunshine, the metamorphosis of steel wire is completed
- Interior view of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (Corporation), Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows male employee operating a machine which produces steel wire from steel rods.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Links Club
- A group of African American (Black) women, members of the Links Club, pose in front of a ranch house in Denver, Colorado. Several women have ribbons with paper pinned to their dresses. Numbers on the house read: "2601."
- Links Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- King Soopers 67 Wazee Market dressed beef
- Butchers in long smocks pose by sides of beef at the King Soopers supermarket warehouse in Denver, Colorado; award ribbons adorn the meat.
- King Soopers, Inc.--People--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Probably in Denver
- Portrait of women in Denver, Colorado; costume includes satin, brocade fabric, a brooch, a bone belt buckle, pearls, and fancy hats with feathers and ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Gates Rubber Company employee special event
- Gates Rubber Company employees at a special event dinner. They sit at long tables. The room is decorated with fake parrots, monkeys and paper ribbons hang from lights above the group. A band is on a small stage in the back of the room.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Young woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a girl in Colorado. She wears a lace shawl and ribbons in her hair.
- Teenagers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Young woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a girl in Colorado. She wears ribbons in her hair and a choker.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Group portrait
- Men and women (probably the Buckwalter family) pose on the porch of a building in (probably) Colorado; the women wear hats with ribbons. A door has leaded glass and a fanlight.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Family.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Group portrait
- Men and women (probably the Buckwalter family) pose on the porch of a building in (probably) Colorado; the women wear hats with ribbons. A door has leaded glass and a fanlight.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Family.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Couple in costume
- A man and a teenage girl pose in swimming suits. Her swimsuit includes ruffles and ribbons.
- Bathing suits--1920-1930.; Couples--1920-1930.; Men--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Unid. army aviators, U.S. Army Air Corp.
- View of three unidentified members of the United States Army Air Force in front of an airplane in Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniforms with caps, pilot wings, and service ribbons; one man wears a ribbon that reads: "Contestant."
- United States. Army.--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Indians and plow scene from 'The covered wagon'
- Native American (Plains) men stand near a wooden horse drawn plow near a group of tepees. One man is on horseback. The men wear fringed blankets and feathers in their hair. Two men wear medals on ribbons around their necks. This is probably a still...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Great Plains--1920-1930.; Plows--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Tipis--Great Plains--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Comanche girls in buckskin costume, graduates of the Fort Sill Indian School
- Group portrait of graduates of the Fort Sill Indian School, Oklahoma, shows Native American Comanche young women wearing bob haircuts, headbands, buckskin dresses decorated with fringe and paint with attached ribbons.
- Fort Sill Indian School.--1920-1930.; Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Alumni & alumnae--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Comanche Indian woman
- View of a Native American Comanche woman on horseback wearing a headband, braids, dress decorated with shawls and ribbons. The horse's mane is braided and the bridle decorated with ribbons.
- Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Horses--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- City Park
- Women pick flowers near the Lily Pond at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and wide-brimmed hats decorated with ribbons.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lily Pond City Park
- Women pick flowers near the Lily Pond at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and wide-brimmed hats decorated with ribbons. An automobile is parked in the distance weeping willow trees and papyrus are...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reflections--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ski jumpers at Steamboat Spgs. meet
- Four male skiers on the slope at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Ragnar Omtvedt, champion jumper, is third from left; two men have "official guest" ribbons pinned to lapels.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Omtvedt, Ragnar.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ute Indians
- An unidentified Native American man poses for a studio portrait. He wears a dark feather headdress adorned with a beaded band and ribbons. His hair is in braids. He wears a shawl around his shoulders and holds his hands in his lap. A second shawl...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- Charles and Hazel (Rhoads) Gates in photo, with other Gates employees
- Charles and Hazel Gates pose with men from the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Hazel wears a lace dress with pearls and holds a basket with a floral arrangement. The men wear ribbons pinned to their suits that read: "Gates Tires, Home...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Press Club ball
- Women pose in costume for a Denver Press Club ball in Denver, Colorado. Outfits have a Moorish motif with ribbons, beads, gypsy vests, tambourines, and flapper hats.
- Denver Press Club--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Presentation at Colorado National Guard
- A uniformed military officer in the Colorado Air National Guard and a young woman pose by an airplane, in Denver, Colorado. The woman holds a bouquet of flowers and ribbons, and wears a long coat and hat.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--People--1910-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Unidentified woman
- Portrait of a woman in a dress, ribbons, and garters.
- Women--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl in Colorado. She wears ribbons in her hair and a dress with a small tie.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Couple posed in swimsuits
- A couple poses in their swimsuits in a tent at a beach. The woman's swimsuit is one piece with a skirt bottom and fringed edges. She wears a pair of bloomers underneath her swimsuit, a headband with ribbons attached to it, a beach tag, socks and...
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Couples--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- [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?]
- Young woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a girl in Colorado. She wears a dress, necklace, and ribbons in her hair.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- School girl portrait
- Studio portrait of a girl in Colorado. She wears a dress and ribbons in her hair.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with a high collar and decorative ribbons.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Young woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a girl in Colorado. She wears a dress with high collar decorated with buttons, and ribbons in her hair.
- Teenagers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Indians - Fort Washakie, Wyo
- Elderly Shoshoni men pose in Fort Washakie (Fremont County), Wyoming. One wears medals and ribbons on his coat; both wear wide brimmed hats.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1910-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1910-1930.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Aged persons--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1910-1930.; Men--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Three women among flower beds in a park
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed women in a park in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and wide brimmed hats decorated with ribbons and flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]