Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1858
- Frank and Jennie Duran
- Studio portrait of Frank and Jennie Duran of Denver, Colorado. Frank wears a suit and tie and Jennie wears a suit with a skirt and blouse.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Women.; Spouses.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [1947 January 24]
- Eddie and Ida Lopez, 50th wedding anniversary
- Elderly Eddie and Ida Lopez celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Cajetan's Catholic Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Father Tomas is shown shaking hands with Eddie.
- St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Spouses.; Older people.; Anniversaries.; Priests.;...
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Casimiro Barela and Damiana Rivera Barela
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator from Las Animas County, Colorado, Casimiro Barela and his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela. Senator Barela wears a suit with an oversized celluloid collar and necktie. He has a trimmed, gray mustache and his...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women.; Spouses.; Legislators.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1915?]
- El Senator Barela, esposa, hijas y nietos en Rivera Colo.
- Group portrait of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela, his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela, their daughters and grandchildren on the porch of their house (Rancho de Rivera) in Rivera (Las Animas County), Colorado. Senator Barela holds an...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Rivera (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Legislators.; Families.; Spouses.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1912 Marzo 4
- Donaciano Córdova family
- Studio portrait of Margarita Santistevan Cordova, baby Delia Cordova and Donaciano Cordova. Margarita wears a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves, she has a bow and ribbon around her neck. Delia wears a pleated dress with a lace bertha collar....
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Spouses.; Infants.; Families.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Delia--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de,...
- [1889?]
- 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?]
- María Isabel Manzanares and José Estevan Vigil
- Portrait of Hispanic American husband and wife, José Estevan Vigil and his wife María Isabel Manzanares de Vigil, Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. They pose on the front steps of their adobe house. María stands next to her husband. She...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farmers.; Spouses.; Women.; Vigil, José Estevan--Pictorial works.; Vigil, María Isabel Manzanares de--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1903?]
- Damiana and Casimiro Barela
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American State Representative Casimiro Barela and his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela. Damiana stands, she wears a long, black silk dress with a fitted Basque and a bustle, the bodice is decorated with black lace. She...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Spouses.; Women.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1885
- Juan J. Valdéz and Reyes Maes
- Studio portrait of Hispanic Americans Juan J. Valdéz and his wife Reyes Maes de Valdéz. Juan is balding, he is seated in a chair and wears a suit, silk tie and watch fob. His wife stands beside him. She wears a long dress with puffed sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Valdéz, Juan J.--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, Reyes Maes de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1896
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Santistevan
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Yasabel Santistevan Córdova. Donaciano stands beside his wife, he wears a suit and tie, his hair is parted on the side, he has a full mustache and his hand rests on his wife's...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de, 1865-1943--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1890?]
- Sam Maestas Jr. & Alice Ebel Maestas, about 1947 Denver
- Sam Maestas, Jr. and his wife Alice Ebel Maestas pose in the yard of their house on the corner of 29th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Spouses.; Women.; Maestas, Samuel--Pictorial works.; Maestas family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1947?]
- Federico and Ellen Hart Peña
- Mayoral candidate Federico Peña, wife Ellen Hart Peña, and children Nelia and baby Cristina pose in the back of a convertible probably during a campaign appearance in a neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. A motorcycle policeman and a boy with a...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Children.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Spouses.; Women.; Peña, Ellen Hart--Pictorial works.; Peña, Federico--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2000?]
- María Rebecca Gallegos and José Repito Durán
- Studio portrait María Rebecca Gallegos and her husband José Repito Durán, a farmer, businessman and Hispanic rights advocate from Brighton, Colorado. He was active in the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, an Hispanic labor...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Spouses.; Women.; Durán, José Repito, 1893---Pictorial works.; Durán, María Rebecca Gallegos,...
- [1940?]
- Serapio and Frances Montez
- Portrait of Serapio and Frances Montez of Denver, Colorado. They sit on a sofa covered with a blanket. Serapio has his arm over his wife's shoulder. He wears a striped suit, tie and hat. Frances wears a dark dress.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Spouses.; Women.; Montez, Frances--Pictorial works.; Montez, Serapio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1950?]
- Simon and Emma Montez
- Studio portrait of Simon Montez and his wife Emma Valdez Montez, residents of Colorado. Simon wears a coat and tie, his hair is parted on the side and he has a waxed mustache. His wife, Emma wears a patterned dress and her hair is worn up in a bun.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Montez, Emma Valdez--Pictorial works.; Montez, Simon--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Simon Montez family
- Simon Montez and his wife Emma Valdez Montez pose with their two children. Jose A. Montez sits on his fathers lap. (6 months, born February 13, 1895) and Santiago Montez stands in front of his mother. (2 years old). Simon sits in a chair, wears a...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Children.; Infants.; Spouses.; Women.; Montez, Emma Valdez--Family--Pictorial works.; Montez, Simon--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1895]
- Mr. & Mrs. Jose Benito Córdova
- Studio portrait of José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova of Rivera of Los Córdovas (Las Animas County), Colorado. Marina wears a dark dress with a basque decorated with bugle beads and lace, a bustle and a pleated...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Tony Lucero family
- Studio portrait of Tony Lucero, a resident of Fort Collins, Colorado, his wife and children. Shows the couple, two young boys, a girl and an infant. Tony and the boys wear coats and ties, his wife and the girls wear dresses.
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Spouses.; Children.; Lucero, Tony--Pictorial works.; Lucero, Tony--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1950?]
- Cipriano Montoya and Crisanta Montoya
- A man identified as Cipriano Montoya sits in a chair outside an adobe building in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. His wife Crisanta Montoya stand beside him with one hand on her hip. She wears a pleated blouse, a scarf and a skirt trimmed...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Montoya, Cipriano--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Crisanta--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fabiana and Albelardo Mata
- Studio portrait (bust) of Fabiana and Abelardo Mata, Mexican immigrants that married and lived in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fabiana wears a dress with a pearl necklace and earrings.
- Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Spouses.; Mata, Fabiana, 1911-1978--Pictorial works..; Mata, Abelardo, 1899-1981--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1951?]
- Kismet Club group portraits
- Collective photographs of the members of the Kismet Club of North High School in Denver, Colorado. Included is a list of the members of the club, and their future spouses.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter...
- circa 1920
- Eusebio Chacón and Sophia Barela
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Eusebio Chacón, son of Rafael Chacón, and his wife, Sophia Barela de Chacón. They are dressed in their wedding clothes. Eusebio sits in a chair, he wears a suit and a white bow tie, he has a mustache and...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Spouses.; Chacón, Eusebio--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Family--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Sophia Barela...
- 1891
- María Eulogia Valdéz
- Studio portrait María Eulogia Valdéz, wife of Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos, a mercantile store owner in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a dress with pleats and a velvet collar. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Women.; Gallegos, Desiderio--Family--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, María Eulogia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Maria Ignacia Sanchez
- Hispanic American Maria Ignacia Sanchez was the second wife of Rumaldo Manzanares. They moved to San Pablo, Colorado to raise their family. Maria is buried in the San Luis de Fuetos Cemetery with Rumaldo. The elderly woman has her hair parted in...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Older people.; Spouses.; Women.; Manzanares, Rumaldo--Family--Pictorial works.; Sanchez, Maria Ignacia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca.1900
- Mr. & Mrs. Hill
- A couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Hill and two young girls sit on a tailings pile at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mrs. Hill wears a dark dress with a velvet jacket with puff sleeves. She wears a velvet hat with a large...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Mining.; Spouses.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.; Hill family.
- 1895 March 10th
- John and Ann Love, Patricia Trenton at the Denver Art Museum
- Colorado Governor John Love, his wife Ann and Patricia Trenton, an author and museum curator, admire a bronze sculpture by Frederick Remington at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Art Museum--Facilities--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Curators.; Galleries & museums.; Governors--Colorado.; Spouses.; Love, Ann Daniels.; Love, John A., 1916-; Trenton, Patricia.
- [between 1972 and 1973]