Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Chaps or short pants-leggings.
- Two pairs of Native American (Great Plains) wide buckskin leggings with inseam lacing; one pair from thigh to ankle (men's), the other from knee to ankle (women's); both are heavily beaded with geometric designs.
- Indian beadwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Leggings--Great Plains--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- Moccasins
- A pair of women's buckskin moccasins (Native American Ute) with rawhide soles, ankle flaps and thongs. The moccasins are decorated with a floral image in multi-color beads. The beads are sewn on with lazy stitch.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Moccasins--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Moccasin
- Pair of Native American (Ute) men's moccasins painted yellow ochre with rawhide soles, thong laces, blue, gold, red, green, and white beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Moccasins--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- 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.)
- 1942 March 26
- Clear Creek, loading Pioneer
- Men work in a tunnel excavated for Highway 6 in Jefferson or Clear Creek County, Colorado. They wear work clothes, hard hats, and electric mine lamps. Ankle deep water fills the cavern. Explosives are placed in holes that are drilled in the rock...
- Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Highway construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux men's moccasins made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. They feature blue and white beadwork, a calico and red ankle band, hard soles and blue poster paint.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Moccasins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American (Navajo) children's moccasins. They are wrap around, ankle length and have hard soles.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Moccasins--1920-1930.; Navajo Indians--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Children--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Moccasin
- A pair of Native American (Cheyenne?) buffalo hide moccasins. They are undecorated, sewn and have ankle flaps.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Moccasins--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Lady skirs [sic] on Steamboat Spgs. Course, Moffat Road
- Four young women stand on skis, holding poles, at base of ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; they wear ankle length skirts; spectators line the ski course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Indians, Pueblo, San Ildefonso, dances, eagle
- Native Americans of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, perform the Eagle Dance, wearing eagle feather headdresses, arm and ankle decoration and kilts. A dark hooded figure watches from the pueblo rooftop.
- Eagle dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--1910-1920.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1918
- Indians Ute
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American man (Ute) playing a flute and wearing moccasins, ankle bells, leggings, a blanket around his waist, a loose shirt, a vest, a hair pipe choker, earrings, and a roach and eagle feather in his hair. A medal...
- Indians of North America--Music--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Flutes--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and a group gathered around the stone...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Polish picnic at Morrison, Colo.
- A large group of Polish Americans out for a picnic, probably a family, pose for a photo underneath a large rock slab. The women wear ankle length skirts and blouses, all of the men wear suits, some have removed their jackets and vests. A few in the...
- Polish Americans--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.; Morrison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.
- 1903 July
- Firemen probe the crumbled walls of the Paris Theater, 76 Knox Court
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Mr. W.A. Campbell at the Vendome Hotel
- Mr. W.A. Campbell sits in a leather armchair in room 300 of the Vendome Hotel at 701 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado for this portrait. The elderly man is dressed in a three piece suit, tie and ankle high boots and sits with his legs crossed....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Campbell, W. A.; Vendome Hotel.
- [1937 January 28]
- Dorothy Adams & John Adams Pool at Glenwood Springs
- A girl lies on a floating wooden ladder in the Natatorium pool in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in Garfield County. A man, possibly her father, is behind her and grasps her ankle. The child wears a swimming suit (dress with puffed sleeves...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood...
- 1911
- Students on steps
- An African-American (Black) girl and white girls pose for the camera on the steps of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Dress includes hats and coats, pinafores, black...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Boys with bird's nest
- Two boys look down at the ground in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One boy holds a bird's nest; the other holds the cut-out figure of a bird. Both boys...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Birds' eggs & nests--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Wand exercises
- A teacher and an African-American (Black) girl and white students stand beside their desks and exercise with wooden poles in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado....
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Horizontal bar exercises
- Boys perform gymnastics on iron horizontal bars in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear short jackets, knee-length pants, long black stockings,...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gymnastics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Manual High. Teachers' baseball team and boys in costume
- Men in baseball uniforms sit in front of boys in clown costumes in the schoolyard at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ballplayers wear soft caps, white...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Kwa-ko-nut and Mose, Utah
- Studio portraits (sitting) of two Native American (Muache Ute) warriors, Kwa-jo-nut and Mose. One has beads in his hair and long, fur wrapped braids. He wears a contrast beaded hair pipe breastplate with a choker collar neck detail, a deerskin...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Moache Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Warriors--1860-1880.; Kwa-jo-nut.; Mose, Ute warrior.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1868 and 1874.]
- Nick-a-a-god, Utah
- Studio portrait (standing) of Native American (Yampah Ute) chief Nick-a-a-god (Green Leaf). His hair falls loose to his chest. He wears metal hoop earrings and a multi-strand hair pipe choker necklace with contrasting stations. His v-neck buckskin...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Yampa Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Nick-a-a-god.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Denver High School football team of 1897
- Studio portrait of members of the 1897 Denver High School football team and their coaches. The two men wear suits and ties. The players wear striped, wool sweaters and socks, shoulder pads, padded pants, and high-top ankle boots. Two boys have nose...
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Coaches (Athletics)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- 1891 Denver Athletic Club Champions
- Studio portrait shows Football champions of 1891's Denver Athletic Club. Team members wear short padded pants, long black stockings, and high-topped ankle boots.
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Elizabeth Poley Schrader
- A girl poses with a metal doll carriage in a studio portrait. Elizabeth Poley Schrader wears a cap with a rolled brim, a wool double breasted jacket with oversized buttons over a pleated skirt with vertical stripes, and leather ankle boots. The...
- Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)--Family.; Dolls--Colorado--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.; Toys--Colorado--1890-1900.; Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1895?
- What a class!!
- African American teenage girls, who include Margaret Mackey, June and Charlotte, and a young girl sit on the steps of the house of Virginia Woodward, their Sunday School teacher. They wear dresses, stockings and "pump" shoes with ankle straps; one...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mackey, Virginia, Denver resident.; Woodward,...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Me, Charlotte, Margie, aren't we hot stuff?
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), Margaret Mackey, and Charlotte, three African American teenage girls pose in front of the house of Virginia Woodward, their Sunday School teacher. They wear dresses, stockings, and shoes with either a bow...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Greenwood, Marie L.; Mackey, Margaret, Denver resident.; Woodward, Virginia--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- "Pat," "Woody" and "Peggy," Me, Mrs. Wilson
- Four African American women, Katherine Patton (Pat), Mary E. Wood (Woody), Marie Anderson ( Andy, later Marie L. Greenwood), and Mrs. Wilson pose together at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Woody has a broken leg and leans...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936, August
- After-season trip to camp
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-147] Katherine Patton, 'Pat,' 'Woody,' Mrs. Rena Flake, Mrs. Wilson. You just can't keep a good 'fella' down, so here is Woody back in the mountains with crutches, 'Peggy,' and all, [ARL-148] 'Pat,'...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936 August
- Buffalo Bill Cody, seated at table, full length
- William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill" full length studio portrait seated at table holding a pen with hat in lap; fringe jacket with embroidery, knee-high boots with ankle buckle; image has been cropped from original.
- Entertainers--1890-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1897 and 1926]
- Woman at the fairgrounds, Montrose
- A woman poses outside of the, "Montrose Fair and Driving Park Association," in Montrose, Colorado. The entrance to the park is marked by a gabled sign with the park's name painted on it, and American flags projecting up from both sides. Advertising...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Frosted, Dakota, similar view
- Frosted, Dakota medicine man, full length view in prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder, and chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- Frosted, Dakota, wearing prison uniform, full length
- Frosted, Dakota, full length portrait, Sioux medicine man, prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder with chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- Western State College, Gunnison football team
- Women and a few men pose on front steps of Taylor Hall, State Normal School, (Western State College) Gunnison, Colorado. The men wear suits and ties. Many women wear their hair up in buns, with above the ankle skirts and blouses or long dresses;...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Chief Old Eagle & family
- Group portrait of Chief Old Eagle (Shoshoni) and his family by a tipi. The men wear feather headdresses, beaded vests and leggings. The woman wears a quillwork shawl and beads; a girl wears hair braids and a buckskin skirt with fringe. One man has...
- Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Families--1910-1930.; Headdresses--1910-1930.; Old Eagle, Shoshoni Chief.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Women circus performers with an elephant
- Two women circus performers, in costume, pose beside an elephant at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Their costumes include turbans with ostrich feathers, baggy pants open at the sides and tapered at the ankle, chemises...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Health Training at Whittier School
- Health training at Whittier Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two women sit in chairs, one is wearing a nurse uniform and is wrapping the second women's ankle with gauze. Behind the nurse stands two women watching the nurse and holding first...
- Nurses.; Whittier School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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.)
- 1942 February
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 30 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- 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.)
- 1944 March 23
- Western History Subject Index
- Ankle, Mathew
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 6, 1911 February 4
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- History of Denver