Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ute Tribe Colorado Springs Carnival
- Panoramic view of Native American (Ute) dancers and white men at the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival) in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Ute men, women and children pose in front of tipis in a field. The Ute women wear dresses...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- 1912
- 5th annual picnic, the Colorado pond, A.H.O. of Blue Goose, Mount Morrison
- Panoramic view of members of the Colorado pond (chapter) of the Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose at their annual picnic near Mount Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado. Men, women, and children pose near a stone structure with a...
- Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose--People--1910-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 6
- Auraria Casa Mayan Dancers Curtis Park 16th Sept.
- The Auraria Casa Mayan dancers entertain at a 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) Mexican Independence Day celebration in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dancers include Magdalena Gallegos and Alice...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dance.; Holidays.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Alice--Pictorial works.; Dance--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- between 1952 and 1953
- Córdova sisters
- Studio portrait of the Córdova sisters, daughters of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife María Quirina Sánches Córdova, from Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. The young women are identified: Front row l to r: Antonia and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1850-1860.; Mexican Americans--1850-1860.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1855 and 1860?]
- Cast of Junior League Follies
- Panoramic view of men and women actors in the Junior League Follies presented by the Junior League of Denver; they pose outdoors in Denver, Colorado. The women wear costumes that include dresses, hats, feather headdresses, and cowgirl outfits. The...
- Junior League of Denver--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928
- Ute group portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) man and two women. The Ute man wears braids, earrings, a shirt, breechcloth, leggings, and a belt, he has a horse hair whisk hanging from his neck. The women wear dresses and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Ute)man and two Ute women. The man wears braids, a hair pipe choker, beaded leggings, shirt, and vest with a medal. The women's costumes include earrings, skirts, blouses, and beaded moccasins.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Highland Mary Falls 1940's
- Two unidentified women stand on a rock ledge near Highland Mary Falls (also known as Kemp's Falls) about 4 miles west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand near the women. Both women both wear checkered shirts and pants. One...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women. The hair styles include curled bangs, with the hair pulled back, or short layered hair. Two of the women wear simple, dark dresses with puffed sleeves; one has a cross over bodice. The other woman wears a dress with...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Women, Auraria neighborhood, Denver
- Three women stand together outside a building in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Josephine Montoya, Ms. Rivera, an older woman with gray hair, and Mary Baca.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Older people.; Women.; Baca, Mary--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Josephine--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1942]
- Living Portaits of African American Women
- The Denver section of the National Council of Negro Women paid tribute to Living Portraits Honorees of African American Women at the Ford-Warren Branch. Pictured are three unidentified women. One woman is giving a framed award to the other women.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.; National Council of Negro Women. Denver Section.
- Undated
- Portraits of women
- Two studio bust portraits (one inverted) of women. The women sit or stand and wear shirtwaists with high collars, loose fitting bodices, puffed sleeves, and elaborate hats decorated with feathers and ribbon.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891 June 28?
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) women who carry water containers in cloth slings and a pail near the Snake Shrine at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake Shrine is a large pile of stones in which the jars for the snake washing...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Cast of the Junior League Follies
- Panoramic view of men and women actors in the Junior League Follies presented by the Junior League of Denver; they pose outdoors in Denver, Colorado. Identification: (left to right) Muriel Williams, Kathryn Williams, Betty Bardwell, Helen...
- Junior League of Denver--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930
- Community garden E. 22nd Ave.
- View of a community garden on East 22nd Avenue, in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Two African American women work in a plot in the garden. One woman wears a floral dress and red hat. The other woman is sits next to...
- African Americans--1980-1990.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Women.; Gardens.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1980?
- 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?]
- Frances Montez family
- Unidentified members of the Frances Montez family gather around a table filled with food in Denver, Colorado. Shows an older woman, middle aged women and a young girl. The girl reaches for the hand of a young boy who hides in the doorway of the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Children.; Families.; Women.; Montez, Frances--Family--Pictorial works.; Montez family--Pictorial works.;...
- [1987?]
- Ute man and women
- Reproduction of an etching shows a Native American man (Ute) flanked by two Ute women. The man wears moccasins, pants, shirt, sash, and top hat with decorative plume. The women wear long dresses and jewelry.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Longina L. Lobato
- Longina L. Lobato, an elderly Hispanic American woman (center) poses in front of an adobe house with two unidentified women, and a baby in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. Longina Lobato wears a long dark dress, a Basque with puff sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Infants.; Older people.; Women.; Lobato, Longina L., 1858-1936--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Longina L., 1858-1936.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Infants--Colorado--Las...
- [between 1929 and 1932?]
- Theatrical group
- Women and men pose on a stage in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include flowers, lace, ribbons, hats, and dresses with brocade, embroidered, or print fabric. One woman holds a paper heart that reads: "Matrimony;" a dog is in front. Some...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver exchange equipment, south office, 25 W. Bayaud St., operating room
- Operators work at switchboards at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building at 25 West Bayaud Street in the Baker Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs that face the switchboard. Cords...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone switchboard--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Niman Kachina
- A line of Native American (Hopi) kachina dancers wear tablitas, feathers, evergreen branches and kilts. All hold shaker gourds in front of a line of seated young women. The women wear sidewhorl hairstyles and similar shawls over their dress. Some...
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Kachinas--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Scalding or blanching machine Delta Canning Factory
- Women wearing aprons and white caps work at a scalding machine in a canning plant in the town of Delta, Colorado in Delta County. Large flywheels with belts around them are above the women. Crates of tomatoes and empty crates are on the ground.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Tomatoes.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Mr. Days Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. Days Beauty Salon located at 1600 West Evans Avenue in the College Park / South Platte neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Day, in black trousers, and his staff pose near a counter a display case. A woman sits on a stool near...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; College Park - South Platte (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mr. Days...
- [1955]
- Immigration rally, Civic Center, Denver
- Young women participate in an immigration rights rally at Civic Center Park in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. One teenage girl is wrapped in an American flag. A young woman beside her holds a sign and a Mexican flag, and wears a Mexico T-shirt. A...
- Mexicans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civil rights demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Women.; Civil rights demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
- [2006 March 25]
- Eloise Sabal, Gloria Dudley, and Mary Foreman
- Young women, identified as (left to right): Eloise Jaramillo Sabal, Gloria Greening Dudley, Mary Roybal Foreman, pose in the street behind a car in Denver, Colorado. Eloise wears a dress and a dark jacket, Gloria wears a dress and Mary wears a suit...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Women.; Dudley, Gloria Greening--Pictorial works.; Foreman, Mary Roybal--Pictorial works.; Sabal, Eloise Jaramillo--Pictorial works.;...
- [1948]
- Georgetown House
- Exterior view of the Georgetown House, in Georgetown, Colorado. Four women in long dresses stand on boardwalk under the veranda supported by decorative scroll brackets. The dresses have full skirts, long sleeves and prints of flowers, and plaids....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown House (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1885 and 1892]
- Main Street, Telluride, Colo.
- View east down wide dirt Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks with light snow and Ingram Falls are in background. Identifiable buildings include: painted brick San Miguel County...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ute group
- Portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) women. They wear dresses and shawls. Ute and white men look on.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pottery makers at Painted Desert
- Maria Martinez, pottery maker from the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, kneels with another woman making pottery at the Indian village exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Diego in 1915. Julian Martinez stands behind the two women and...
- Art exhibitions--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--1910-1920.; Potters--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter; Martínez, María Montoya--Family.;...
- [1915?]
- María Virginia Juana Montoya and María Encarnación Quintana
- Portrait of Hispanic American women María Virginia Juana Montoya de Duran and María Encarnación Quintana de Gallegos, residents of southern Colorado. María Duran wears a blouse with a gathered neck and three quarter length sleeves, a skirt...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Women.; Duran, María Virginia Juana Montoya de--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, María Encarnación Quintana de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1900?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women. One wears a dark dress with a lace collar and a brooch, the other wears a dress with a light colored yoke and lace piping.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio bust portrait of women. One woman has wire-rimmed glasses and curly hair, she wears a fitted blouse with puffed sleeves, earrings and flower broaches pinned to a ribbon bow. The other woman has wavy gray or white hair and wears a fitted...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of a group of women. They wear blouses trimmed with lace and pleated skirts.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Girls
- Studio portrait of three young women. They wear dresses and one girl wears a headband.
- Women--1910-1920.
- [1914]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They wear print dresses and hats decorated with feathers.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They pose on and near a chair with a straight back. They wear pleated dresses with ruffled shoulders.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They wear dresses and pins.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They wear dresses with high collars.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. One woman sits on the arm of a chair and wears a dress and scarf. The other woman wears a pleated dress with ruffled shoulders.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They pose near a decorative plaster gate and wear dresses with high collars and scarves around their necks.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. One woman sits in a chair and wears a dress and gloves. The other woman wears a pleated dress with high collar and ruffled shoulders.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait (standing) of women. They hold umbrellas and wear dresses with decorative trim and plumed hats.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait (standing) of three women. They all wear dresses and their hair in buns. One woman wears a brooch.
- Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Two young women
- Studio portrait of two unidentified young women. One is standing, one is seated.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Two women
- Sitting studio portrait of two unidentified young women.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Jovita Aguayo, Severa Varela the pair is dressed to work in beet fields near Sedgwick, Colorado.
- Jovita Aguayo and Severa Varela, two young women dressed as men lean against the rear of an automobile near Sedgwick (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Jovita Aguayo wears a shirt, jeans, and boots, she has on a brimmed cap. Her friend, Severa Varela...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Sedgwick County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Agricultural laborers.; Women.; Aguayo, Jovita Ortega--Pictorial works.; Varela, Severa--Pictorial works.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Sedgwick County--Pictorial works.;...
- 1929
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of women. They wear dresses, lace gloves, scarves, and hats decorated with flowers.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Long Feather, Dakota, and Father Craft, 2 unidentified Indian girls seated, full length
- Full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; Long Feather, a Native American (Dakota Sioux), and Father Craft stand behind two unidentified Native American women. Long Feather wears a necklace, shirt and suit jacket; Father Craft wears a...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Long Feather.
- [188-?]