Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ralston School
- Group portrait of elementary through high school age students, and two teachers, at the Ralston School in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. The students stand and sit in rows in front of a wooden clapboard building. The boys wear western shirts,...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Ralston School (Arvada, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Arvada (Colo.)--1950-1960.; School children--Colorado--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Arvada--1950-1960.;...
- 1951
- Ralston School
- Group portrait of elementary through high school age students and two teachers at the Ralston School in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. The students stand and sit in rows in front of trees. The boys wear western shirts, tee shirts, jeans; twin...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Ralston School (Arvada, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Arvada (Colo.)--1950-1960.; School children--Colorado--Arvada--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Arvada--1950-1960.;...
- 1950
- Ralston School
- Group portrait of elementary through junior high school age students and two teachers at the Ralston School in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. The students stand and sit in rows in front of trees. The boys wear western shirts, tee shirts,...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Ralston School (Arvada, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Arvada (Colo.)--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Arvada--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Arvada--1940-1950.;...
- 1949
- Ute group portrait
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men and a girl with two white boys. The Ute men's costume includes shirts, vests, leggings, blankets, jackets, chokers, and headdresses. Some of the men hold bows, arrows, a shield, and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Three firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose against a painted backdrop in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Eleven firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover bib shirts. Their shirts...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Parade uniforms of the 3 companies of the Red, White & Blue Fire Dept.
- Six young men of the Red, White and Blue Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their parade uniforms in front of a painted backdrop. They wear conductor's caps, with a variety of brim insignias, and pullover bib shirts in several...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Camp Modoc, Indian Territory
- Group portrait of Native American (Modoc or Ottawa) young women and children with missionaries at the Quapaw Mission, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). In the top row stands four white women, and a white man, possibly A. C. Tuttle, who holds a small...
- Indians of North America--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Missionaries--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; School children--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Tuttle, A. C.
- 1888 or 1890 March 6
- Chief Goes-in-Lodge (on horse right) Still from early Tim McCoy film "War Paint" or "Covered Wagon"
- Still photograph from a Tim McCoy film, either the film "War Paint" or "Covered Wagon." A group of Native American (Arapaho) men on horseback pose near a group of tepees in a film studio. Chief Goes-in-Lodge points to the distance. The men wear...
- Arapaho Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Tribal chiefs--1920-1930.; Westerns--1920-1930.; Goes in Lodge.; McCoy, Tim--Homes & haunts.
- [either 1922 or 1926]
- Eighth grade graduating class, Washington School, Aspen, Colorado
- Eighth grade class of Washington School in Aspen, Colorado pose in front of a brick and sandstone building. The girls are dressed in white, long-sleeved shirts with high collars and puffed sleeves. Several of the girls wear corsages, and many...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 30
- Grand Junction, Colorado football game
- View of football players hunch in a ready position in preparation for a play, Aspen, Colorado; shows several men wearing striped rugby shirts and trousers; other men wearing solid shirts.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [about 1910?]
- Aspen ball team
- The ten members of the Aspen, Colorado baseball team pose with their arms around each others' shoulders on a steep wood staricase in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Two of the team members wear shirts that read "Aspen Colts," and three of them have...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- Swimmers stand on the edges of the fountain in the center of the Natatorium at the hot springs spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. The men wear trunks and short-sleeved shirts; women wear...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Baseball team (Aug 18-Sept 4, 1913)
- Ten baseball players in three rows in Eagle, Colorado, have light-colored striped shirts and knickers, with "Eagle" vertically on the dark placket of the shirts. They wear golf caps and baseball caps, and several boys wear cardigan, pullover, or...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Baseball team (Aug 18-Sept 4, 1913)
- Ten seated baseball players in Eagle, Colorado, have light- colored striped shirts and knickers, with "Eagle" vertically on the dark placket of the shirts. They wear golf caps and baseball caps, and several boys wear cardigan, pullover, or...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- 1913
- H-Bluebirds-J
- Young men and women stand or sit and pose near a flat-bed truck on Federal Boulevard in front of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The panoramic group photograph shows possibly...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Young adults--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 June 9
- Registration at Evan's Camp, Rubin Craig, Hal Dahl, Doc Lamb, Hank Hankins
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies stand near tables with shirts and blankets with the "3R" logo, boxes, barrels, and wooden pallets in probably Gilpin County or Clear Creek County, Colorado. Identified men include Harry Fontius, Rubin...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Tents--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1955 July
- Washington Heights School, grade 3
- Group portrait of the teacher and students of the third grade class at Washington Heights School, 6375 W. 1st (First) Avenue, in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The boys and girls sit and stand in rows on the steps in front of the brick...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Washington Heights School (Lakewood, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.;...
- 1948
- Thatcher School, 6-A class
- Students of the 6-A class, and their teachers Miss Gunkle, Miss Siems, and an unidentified man pose in front of the brick Thatcher School at South Grant Street and Colorado Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear blouses, skirts, and dresses;...
- Denver Public Schools--People--1950-1960.; Thatcher School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 June
- North Alameda School, grades 3-4
- The third and fourth grade classes of North Alameda School (later Rose Stein Elementary School) pose with their teacher on the steps of their school located at 80 S. Teller Street, Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The girls wear dresses,...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Asian Americans--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Thatcher School, 6-A class, Miss Siems
- Students of the 6-A class, and their teachers Miss Gunkle and Miss Siems, pose in front of the brick Thatcher School at South Grant Street and Colorado Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear blouses, skirts, and dresses; the boys wear shirts,...
- Denver Public Schools--People--1950-1960.; Thatcher School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 June
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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.)
- 1943 March 4
- Three young men wearing similar shirts and pants
- Outdoor portrait of three boys near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. They wear striped shirts, ties, and caps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Glassys Inn
- Members of the Glassys Inn baseball team owned by Gene Goldstone pose for a portrait in Denver, Colorado. Hispanic American, African American and Anglo young men wear uniforms with short sleeved shirts and caps. They are identified : "Top row left...
- Glassys Inn (Baseball team)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Baseball players.; Vasquez, Milt--Pictorial works.; Glassys Inn (Baseball team)--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1948]
- Deday and Chuckie Baca
- Brothers Deday Baca and Chuckie Baca pose in front of a telephone pole near their house at 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys appear to be twins and wear matching shirts and cowboy hats. A brick commercial...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Baca, Deday--Pictorial works.; Baca, Chuckie--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1949]
- Mexican American baseball team
- Members of an unidentified baseball team pose for a portrait in front of an automobile in Denver, Colorado. Shows unidentified teenage boys wearing uniforms with short sleeved shirts and caps. Milt Vasquez, third from right, front row, holds a...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; African Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Teenagers.; Baseball players.; Vasquez, Milt--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; African...
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Pablo C. de Baca with Sacred Heart College baseball team member of grade 8 class (1890-1891).
- Group portrait of the baseball team at Sacred Heart College (later College of the Sacred Heart) in Denver, Colorado. The teenage boys wear white shirts, bandannas, caps, knee length pants, and long stockings. They pose with bats, baseballs and a...
- Sacred Heart College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; Sacred Heart College (Denver,...
- 1891
- 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?]
- Our Lady of Victory Mission
- Boys and girls pose for their first communion portrait in front of Our Lady of Victory Mission, a small chapel located at 12th Avenue and Umatilla Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The girls wear white dresses, most of the...
- Our Lady of Victory Mission (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acolytes.; Children.; Our Lady of Victory Mission (Denver,...
- [1942]
- 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 girls wear print dresses...
- 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]
- Karose
- Girls wear overalls or sailor shirts and knickers and stand beside a pond with a fountain at Ka Rose (Karose), a summer resort near Monarch Lake in Grand County, Colorado. The smallest girl is identified as Clara Keske. Shows a multi-story timber...
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Log...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Blacksmith shop in Salida
- Men and a boy stand and pose in front of a one-story brick blacksmith shop in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Men wear leather aprons, boots, and shirts with suspenders. A man holds blacksmith tongs; another man holds a hatchet. Signs on the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- 1895?
- Coke ovens and Italian coke pueblo at Tercio, Colo.
- Coal miners pose in front of brick and stone coke ovens at Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Possibly Hispanic or Italian men wear overalls or work shirts and ragged slacks and caps. Wheelbarrows, shovels, a hose, and piles of stone are near...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1900-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Coke...
- [between 1902 and 1913?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Men pose on the balcony of a frame building with a false front, or on horse-drawn sleighs stacked with bales of hay in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. A frame commercial building has dormers, a gabled roof, a false front, first and second...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Feed stores--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Fire Department
- Firemen pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with a nozzle. Men's uniforms include kepi hats, white leather belts, and button bib shirts; embroidery depicts axes, hats, and letters: "Rifle."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Fire Department
- Firemen pose in snow in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with a nozzle and hose cart. Men's uniforms include kepi hats, white leather belts, and button front shirts; embroidery depicts axes, hats, and letters: "Rifle."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Corn field 4 1/2 miles west of La Junta
- Men pose beside tall corn plants and horses or mules hitched to a McCormick reaper harvesting machine in a corn field near La Junta (Otero County), Colorado. The workers wear overalls or suspenders, work gloves, button down shirts and hats. A man...
- Otero County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Corn--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- White men and women dressed as Native Americans
- Outdoor portrait of a group of white men and women dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) in City Park, Denver, Colorado. They wear fringed shirts and dresses and headdresses decorated with feathers and greenery. Possibly Charles S....
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who wear dark colored suits, vests, white shirts, neckties and hold cigars. Both men have moustaches and lean against a studio prop that resembles a stone column, they pose in front of a floral backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of two boys with their hair combed forward and parted on the side. They wear matching striped sailor shirts with ties, tweed shorts, stockings and leather boots. The boys sit and pose on faux carved stone pillars.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Boys in matching outfits pose for a studio portrait near a wooden fence prop. The younger boy sits on a wooden bench by a painted backdrop. The boys, probably brothers, have short hair and wear striped sailor shirts with bows, striped wool...
- Boys--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of children and dogs
- Studio portrait of children and dogs. The boys wear matching shirts with rounded collars, loose bow ties, wool knickers, stockings and leather boots. The girl has long hair, she holds a dog and wears a dress. Two of the boys sit on a wooden bench,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- 1891
- Telluride Colorado
- North American Indian (Navajo) men and women pose on horseback on a dirt street near wood frame and brick commercial buildings in the business district of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The women wear their hair in buns and have on...
- Indians of North America.; Navajo Indians.; (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Navajos at Window Rock
- Three Navajo men on horseback pose with a Navajo woman and a group of children in front of Window Rock (Tségháhoodzání ), on the Navajo Indian Reservation near what is now Window Rock, the administrative center of the Navajo Nation on the...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Navajo Indians--1890-1900.; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah--1890-1900.; Window Rock (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Rock formations.; Navajo Indian women.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Two boys in sailor suits
- Studio portrait of boys in Colorado. They wear knickers, shirts with broad collars and scarves under their collars.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Group photo
- Outdoor group portrait in Colorado. All of the women are seated, they wear dresses and their hair is tied back. The men stand behind the women; all wear dress shirts; some wear ties and/or suspenders.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Two young men, one young woman seated
- Studio portrait of two young men and one young woman. The men wear dress shirts with flowers in the shirt pockets. The young woman wears a dress with a string of flowers across the bodice.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Unid. family portrait
- Studio portrait of an unidentified family including a man and a woman with two boys and two girls. The girls and woman all wear dresses. The boys wear dress shirts and bow ties; the man wears a suit and tie.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]