Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- First law office at Cripple Creek
- Charles H. Adams'(attorney at law) office, Cripple Creek, Colorado with a group of men standing in doorway of canvas tent with wooden frame; men include: George Carr (on horseback), Ed Bell (former marshall of Florissant, standing at far left),...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Adams, Charles H.; Babb, Preacher.; Bell, Ed.; Carr, George.; De LaVergne, Edward Morton.; Spell, Bill.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Golden Circle Railroad tracks
- View of a narrow gauge double slip switch on Golden Circle Railroad tracks in Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows a signal, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad freight cars on tracks, a log cabin, mine buildings and tailings, and utility poles on...
- Golden Circle Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Elizabeth Nelson Alley
- Studio bust portrait of Elizabeth Nelson Alley, class valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Alley's bangs are curled, and her hair is in a bun affixed with a beaded pin on top of her head. Her dress has a pleated...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Alley, Elizabeth Nelson.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Edith May Ashton
- Studio bust portrait of Edith May Ashton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ashton's hair is parted in the middle and pulled neatly back. She wears a dress with a gathered, pleated bodice, and a velvet band collar affixed with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ashton, Edith May.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Helen Orlena Beggs
- Studio bust portrait of Helen Orlena Beggs, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Beggs' bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back and affixed with a comb. She wears wire rimmed spectacles. Her dark colored, patterned dress has...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beggs, Helen Orlena.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Edna May Blake
- Studio bust portrait of Edna May Blake, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Blake's hair is parted in the middle and affixed with a comb in a bun on top on her head. Her dress has puffed sleeves and a gathered flounce on the bodice...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Blake, Edna May.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Edward James Boughton
- Studio bust portrait of Edward James Boughton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Boughton's short hair is parted on the side. He wears a coat, vest, a shirt with an upright collar and a patterned ascot affixed with a pearl tie...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Boughton, Edward James.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Katherine Josephine Bucknum
- Studio bust portrait of Katherine Josephine Bucknum, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bucknum's bangs are curled and her hair is affixed in back with a tortoiseshell comb. Her dress has a flounce on the bodice, attached on either...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bucknum, Katherine Josephine.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Mabel Collins
- Studio bust portrait of Mabel Collins, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Collins' curly hair is parted in the middle and affixed with a comb in a bun on top of her head. Her dress has rosette and embroidery details on the bodice,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Collins, Mabel, b. ca. 1877.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Marie Louise Eppich
- Studio bust portrait of Marie Louise Eppich, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Eppich's wavy hair pulled back in a bun and affixed with hair combs. Her dress has an eyelet lace bertha collar with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Eppich, Marie Louise.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Wanda Elizabeth Gottesleben
- Studio bust portrait of Wanda Elizabeth Gottesleben, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Gottesleben's wavy hair pulled neatly back in a braided bun. Her dress is finished with a gauzy fabric, and has...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Gottesleben, Wanda Elizabeth.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Alice Ida Hall
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Ida Hall, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hall's curly hair is pinned up in a bun. Her patterned fabric dress has wide pleats on the bodice, oversized puffed sleeves with bows at the shoulders, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hall, Alice Ida.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Ethel Hughes
- Studio bust portrait of Ethel Hughes, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hughes' hair is pulled back and affixed with a comb. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves and ribbon bows on the neck line.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hughes, Ethel.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Forrestine Hughes
- Studio bust portrait of Forrestine Hughes, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hughes' hair is pulled back and affixed with a comb. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, a lace bertha collar and rosettes on the neck line.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hughes, Forrestine.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Jane Helen Margaret Lonsdale
- Studio bust portrait of Jane Helen Margaret Lonsdale, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lonsdale's hair is parted in the middle and affixed in back with a comb. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, ribbon bows on the bodice, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Lonsdale, Jane Helen Margaret.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Estelle Hale Macfarlane
- Studio bust portrait of Estelle Hale Macfarlane, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Macfarlane's hair is parted down the middle, pulled back in a bun on top of her head and affixed with a comb. Her dress has a large lace bertha...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Macfarlane, Estelle Hale.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Jenny May Louise Moore
- Studio portrait of Jennie May Louise Moore, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Moore's hair is parted in the middle and fashioned in a coronet twist affixed with a comb. Her dark colored dress has puffed sleeves, bows on the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Moore, Jenny May Louise.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Camilla Burns Roberts
- Studio bust portrait of Camilla Burns Roberts, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Roberts' hair is affixed in a bun with combs. Her dress has oversized bows on the shoulders and pearl beads along the neck line.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Roberts, Camilla Burns.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Matilda May Rosenfeld
- Studio bust portrait of Matilda May Rosenfeld, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rosenfeld's curly hair is pulled loosely back. She wears a crocheted bertha collar or shawl, and a long bar pin affixed at the collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rosenfeld, Matilda May.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Reva Sapp
- Studio bust portrait of Reva Sapp, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Sapp wears wire rimmed eyeglasses. Her curly hair is pulled back and affixed with a comb, and she has a lace bertha collar adorned with a bow.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sapp, Reva.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Florence Burton Sayre
- Studio bust portrait of Florence Burton Sayre, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Sayre wears wire-rimmed eyeglasses and her hair is affixed with a comb, in a bun on top of her head. She wears a dress with a gathered bertha collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sayre, Florence Burton.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Cecile Schoppe
- Studio bust portrait of Cecile Fletcher Schoppe, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Schoppe wears her hair pulled back and affixed with a comb. Her dress has wide, gathered pleats on the bodice.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Schoppe, Cecile Fletcher.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Jennie Cecilia Sloan
- Studio portrait of Jennie Cecelia Sloan, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Sloan's bangs are curled and her hair is in a bun on top of her head, affixed with a comb. Her dress has a lace, pleated bodice with puffed sleeves and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sloan, Jennie Cecelia.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Isa Margaret Stearns
- Studio bust portrait of Isa Margaret Stearns, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Stearns' hair is parted down the middle and affixed with a comb in a bun on top of her head. Her dress has a ruffled collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stearns, Isa Margaret.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895 June 13
- Anna Grace White
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Grace White, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. White's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a dress with a velvet, rounded collar affixed with a circle pin, and a ruffled...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; White, Anna Grace.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Elma Warwick
- Studio bust portrait of Elma Warwick, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Warwick's hair is parted in the middle, pulled back and affixed with a comb. Her light colored dress has oversized puffed sleeves, and patterned ribbon...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Warwick, Elma.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Laura Edna White
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Edna White, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. White's bangs are curled and her hair is parted down the side and pulled back. She wears a dress with oversized, puffed sleeves, a loose fitting bodice...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; White, Laura Edna.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Class of 1897
- Studio group portrait of members of the class of 1897 at probably Georgetown High School in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Professor D.R. Hatch has a moustache, wears a suit with a bow tie and sits with the students. The young women...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dresses--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Shown at the University of Colorado Friday just before commencement exercises got under way are, left to right, Gov. John Love, Dr. Gordon N. Ray, the speaker, who is president of the Guggenheim Foundation, President Joseph R. Smiley, and James...
- Men pose in graduation gowns and mortarboards with tassels at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1966 and 1968?]
- Emma Espinoza, Emma's Hacienda and El Patio Inn
- Emma Espinoza stands in front of her restaurants Emma's Hacienda and El Patio Inn at 355 Main Street in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Emma Espinoza wears a dark dress with a flowered apron and sun glasses. She is standing next to an...
- Emma's Hacienda (San Luis, Colo.)--1980-1990.; El Patio (San Luis, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Joe's Saloon (San Luis, Colo.)--1980-1990.; San Luis (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Espinoza, Emma--Pictorial works.; Emma's...
- 1982
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church
- View of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Mission Church in Garcia (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story church has an open belfry with a wooden cross affixed to the bell tower. The entry has a shaped parapet and a gothic arch over the...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission (Garcia, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Garcia (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches.; Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission (Garcia, Colo.)--Building--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Garcia--Pictorial works.;...
- 1973
- Damascio House
- View of the Damascio House, 3611 Osage Street, in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Italian stonemason Frank Damascio used rusticated granite and smooth sandstone on the facade of his family's brick home. The house has stained glass...
- Damascio, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Facades.; Houses.; Stained glass.; Damascio, Frank--Homes and haunts.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1980
- 1386 Poplar Street
- View of 1386 Poplar Street (1896) in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story foursquare house has a hip roof, covered porch and a center roof dormer with an eagle stature affixed to the roof. Trees and greenery surround the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Hanger Bar
- View of the facade and east elevation of the Hanger Bar at 8001 East Colfax in the East Colfax neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style building has a faux stone facade and white siding, an electric sign that reads: "Hanger...
- Hangar Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; East Colfax (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Hangar Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- Denver Ordnance Plant, water tanks, man drinking
- A worker stands near a square wooden water tank at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He is shirtless, and has a possible employee identification number...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a Salvation Army uniform. He leans his elbow on a carved stone pillar prop. Stripes are sewn to the sleeves of his jacket and a badge is affixed to the breast. He has a flat cap emblazoned with the...
- Salvation Army--People--1890-1900.; Charitable organizations--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a wedding party
- Studio portrait of a wedding party. The bride wears a white dress with a high collar, a ruffled bosom, puffed sleeves, a belted waist with an a-line skirt, gloves and a veil affixed with flowers. The groom wears a three piece suit with a tie and a...
- Brides--1890-1900.; Grooms (Weddings)--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.; Wedding costume--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. The man stands, he holds a derby hat and wears a tweed suit with a tie and a boutonniere. The woman is seated and wears a hat with possibly gathered silk tulle and flowers, a patterned blouse with a high collar, and a...
- Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a couple. The woman stands beside a man seated in an upholstered chair in front of a painted backdrop. She has curled bangs and has her hair pulled back. She wears a dress made with puffed, velvet sleeves, a possibly taffeta...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man and an infant
- Studio portrait of a man, probably a father, and a baby. The balding man has a goatee and wears a suit and a starched collar affixed with a stud pin. The baby wears a plaid dress with lace cuffs and collar, and a ruffled bodice. The man and baby...
- Baldness--1890-1910.; Beards--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- 1891
- Gilpin Tramway shay locomotive no. 1
- View of Gilpin Tramway shay locomotive no. 1 parked in a railroad yard in Gilpin County, Colorado. The locomotive has a steam dome near the cab and a sand dome further forward, a smokestack and a large headlamp affixed to a bracket.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives.
- [between 1887 and 1890]
- Brigham Young's old mill, Liberty Park, Salt Lake City
- View of an adobe and timber building, the Chase grist mill, at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The barn-like building has a gable roof with a raised center and clerestory windows, windows with wooden sills and lintels, a...
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Liberty Park (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1900-1910.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Mills--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Montgomery, Colo.
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, is a group of log dwellings at the base of steep mountain slopes. Grass and standing water are in the foreground. This silver boom town began in 1859, and was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; many are under construction. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this silver boom town was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- J. L. Niebergall store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of J. L. Niebergall store in a shed-roof round horizontal log cabin, Cripple Creek, Colorado; same store and site that was located in Fremont, 1892, prior to incorporation of Cripple Creek; man with dog stands in doorway while another...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; J.L. Niebergall Headquarters.
- [1892 or 1893]
- Poncha Springs and Pass
- View of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel and hot springs with the Arkansas River valley and the Sawatch Range in the background.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Saint Elmo livery
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, Katie E. Clark, Dora Launder, and Herman D. Clark pose with horses in front of a frame barn. They wear dark bustled dresses, wide brimmed hats, and a sack suit with gold chain. Sign reads: "Levi Block Mens and...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1880-1890.; Clark, Herman D.; Clark, Katie E.; Launder, Dora.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Saguache Crescent
- Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado, men pose in front of a brick and frame business, under wooden awnings. Spindle-back chairs and a dog are by the doors; signs read: "Saguache Crescent," "Farm Loans Real Estate and Insurance," "North America,"...
- Saguache Cresent (Saguache, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Saguache--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- St Elmo Colo. Bldg just above the "X" is the American house. White schoolhouse at extreme right, center. (this may be a copy from a Rocky Mtn views postcard photo).
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and businesses lining dirt street. One building is either in ruins or under construction; the structure with the "X" drawn under it is the American House, a hotel. Saint Elmo was...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Famous Stark store in St Elmo Colo. also Western Union Telegraph Office, U. S. Post Office and Hotel Home Comfort
- Frame businesses and dwellings in Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, are sealed with cardboard and corrugated metal. The storefront has signs: "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office," and a Bell telephone logo. Mountain peaks are in the...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]