Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Siler [sic] Apron, Yosemite
- View of two men and a woman on the Silver Apron, a flat granite rock formation with cascading water of the Merced river, Yosemite National Park, California. A bridge, possibly the Vernal Fall bridge, is in the distance.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Silver Apron (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- The Silver Apron, Yosemite
- View of the Silver Apron, a flat rock formation with cascading falls on the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Silver Apron (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [ between 1870 and 1900]
- Pancake race, Alamosa, Colo.
- Women participants in the annual Alamosa Colorado pancake race pose with frying pans and numbers pinned to their aprons in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. A woman dressed as Aunt Jemima, in black face, a checkered dress, headscarf and an apron,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blackface entertainers.; Women.; Jemima, Aunt--Pictorial works.; Zamora, Elizabeth--Pictorial works.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1958
- Fountain Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Fountain Saloon, Fourth (4th) Street and Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one-story flat roof brick commercial building on corner, double-wide corner entry with brick pilasters frame entry, handrail in front of large...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cobart, Charles.; Durand, Marus.; Fountain Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Haber & Gebhard Meat Market, Central City
- Two steers, one held by a boy and one held by a man in a butcher's apron, stand in front of the commercial buildings along unpaved Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. A man in a butcher's apron and a cowboy hat sits on a horse behind the boy...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Storefront, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the first floor of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. A closed striped awning runs across the top, with two large mullioned windows flanking the center door. Two men stand in front; to...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Lincoln Avenue winter of 1899
- On Lincoln Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west, are two-story, frame buildings behind piles of snow. One has a line of sash windows on the second floor, the other has lettering on the second floor reading "Kaiser's Market." A man on skis...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 3 and 4, 1924 March-April
- George L. Beam, self portrait in lab apron examining plate
- Self portrait of George Lytle Beam examining a glass plate. He wears a lab apron, striped bow tie, white shirt with wing-tip collar and his pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Photographers--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- 1893?
- 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
- Making elderberry jam
- An elderly Hispanic American woman, Eloisa Esquibel Gallegos and her teenage granddaughter Rafaelita Gallegos prepare elderberries for jam probably in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Mrs. Gallegos stands by two enamel pots that contain...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Women.; Teenagers.; Girls.; Cookery.; Preserves.; Gallegos, Eloisa Esquibel--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Rafaelita--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1970?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith identified as Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman), poses outside of a wood building on his ranch in Gulnare (Los Animas County, Colorado. He wears a cap, leather apron, leather gloves and holds a metal handle drift. A man beside him wears...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Gulnare (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- [ca. 1915]
- Andrew House, Estes Park, Colo.
- View of the Andrews House located at 324 East Oak Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The single-story brick house built in 1889 and has a steep roof and shingled gables. Eastlake style design elements, such as the columns, spoolwork and apron decorate...
- Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Estes Park--2000-2010.; Estes Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Estes Park--Pictorial works.; Estes Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2000
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Funeral for Albino Duran
- Julian Duran (left) and unidentified people gather around the coffin of Albino Duran outside a house in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. Mourners include a woman with her head and shoulders covered in a shawl, a woman wearing an apron, an...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Florence (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coffins.; Women.; Duran, Albino--Death & burial--1920-1930.; Duran, Albino--Death and burial--Pictorial works.; Duran, Julian, 1887-1933.;...
- [ca. 1926?]
- Chico Stange
- Three year old Chico Stange, a member of Azteca Art Colorado, plays a carved wooden drum in Denver, Colorado. He holds two carved, wooden drum sticks. He wears a feather headdress decorated with beadwork, and a fabric loincloth and apron decorated...
- Azteca Art Colorado--People--2010-2020.; Hispanic Americans--2010-2020.; Mexican Americans--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Boys.; Costumes.; Drums (Musical instruments); Stange, Chico--Pictorial works.; Azteca Art Colorado--Pictorial...
- [2010]
- Frances Miera Montez makes tortillas
- Frances Miera Montz stands at table in her small kitchen and mixes dough for tortillas in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is pinned up and she wears a plaid dress and an apron.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cookery.; Women.; Montez, Frances Miera 1905---Pictorial works.; Cooking--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Louise Campa in Spanish dance costume
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a classical style Spanish dance costume. She wears a dark top and a silk scarf decorated with fringe, a full, mid-length,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Fort Bellamy
- Women and children pose beside a two-story log cabin in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Young women wear calico dresses with puffed sleeves and ruffled collars or shoulders, stockings, and laced boots. A man wears an apron and stands nearby....
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Creede, Colorado
- Men pose beside frame and log cabins in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Miners wear vests or jackets, slacks, and felt hats. One man wears a waist apron. Horses are tied to a nearby tree.
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Restaurant in Creede
- Men and women sit or stand and pose in front of a canvas tent restaurant in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A banner on the tent reads: "Restaurant, Meals At All Hours." Nearby structures have log foundations and canvas roofs. Women wear fitted...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Fort Lewis, kitchen
- A woman in a checkered apron poses with a water kettle in a kitchen at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a wood burning stove, a serving cart on wheels and pots and pans suspended from...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cooks--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Kitchens--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Man standing outside of several tents
- A man stands near a group of tent homes in Denver, Colorado. He wears an apron.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of young girl. She wears her hair pulled back in a braid and short straight bangs. Her dress has a light colored apron that is gathered with a twined rope-like drawstring.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of young girl. She wears her hair pulled back in a braid and short straight bangs. Her dress has a light colored apron that is gathered with a twined rope-like drawstring.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Man in smock
- Studio portrait of a man by a rustic bench. He wears a workman's apron.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Urad Mine
- View of a gable-roofed, multi-level building under construction at the Urad Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a carpenter, piles of wooden planks, a truck, a spool and an overturned sawhorse. The man wears a hat, a plaid shirt and an...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Carpenters--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Lumber--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a child
- Full length studio portrait of a young girl who poses on artificial grass near an ornate backdrop depicting ferns. She wears a puffy dress with a dark colored apron. She has long hair with short bangs.
- Dresses--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a child
- Full length studio portrait of a girl who poses on artificial grass and near an ornate backdrop depicting ferns. She wears a puffy dress with a dark colored apron. Her hair is shoulder length with short bangs resting on her forehead.
- Dresses--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a child
- Full length studio portrait of a young girl who poses on artificial grass and a carved stone pillar prop. She wears a puffy dress with a dark colored apron.
- Dresses--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Group of women and girls by the river
- Women and girls pose outdoors by the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Some of the women wear decorated hats and one girl wears an apron.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Portrait of a bride and groom
- Studio portrait of a bride and groom. The woman wears a full length lace and probably linen, white dress with a gathered waist, a scalloped lace apron, flared cuffs and collar and a veil attached to her hair with ornamental flowers. The man...
- Brides--1890-1910.; Grooms (Weddings)--1890-1910.; Spouses--1890-1910.; Wedding costume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mrs. Chapin, mother of Mrs. Beckwith. She is buried in the Ula Cemetery.
- Mrs. Chapin poses at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears an apron. Interior decor includes a "Hallet, Davis & Co." console grand piano and stool, chintz wallpaper, lace curtains, a spindle table, and a portrait of...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Portrait of girls and a boy
- Studio portrait of children. A girl with long hair stands in a dress with a cross over bodice and ruffled trim, three-quarter length sleeves, a long train, and a gauze skirt apron. A girl seated in a chair wears a dress with a ruffled collar, a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Surveying for patent
- A man with a surveyors transit poses with three men, one on horseback, and a woman and two girls, at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear jackets or overcoats and hats or caps. The woman wears a long checked dress...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Miners.; Mining.; Surveyors.; Tipples.; Winter.; Women.
- 1894 December 7th
- Woman, girl, in doorway
- A woman and girl stand in the doorway of a house in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a dress and apron. A dog sleeps nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Child and doll
- Portrait of a girl with a doll in Denver, Colorado. She wears an apron and dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dolls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Female dancer
- An oil painting of a female dancer by Henrietta Bromwell. The woman is standing and wears a full length rustic dress, a cap and apron. The painting is unframed.
- [between 1885 and 1888]
- Woman & man looking in oven
- A photomontage of a couple as they look into the open oven of a gas stove. Steam rises from a pot on the stove and from food in the oven. The woman wears a dark dress and white apron; the man wears a suit and white shirt. The image is surrounded...
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Pueblo girl in front of bldg.
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl in front of bldg.
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta,dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, a manta, dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a bowl of fruit with one hand.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She carries a bowl on her head.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl in front of building
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a small mirror in one hand.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a shawl over her head, a dress, manta, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a shawl over her head, a dress, manta, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a shawl over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a shawl over her dress, necklaces, manta, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a mirror and a small quirt.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Woman standing outdoors
- Outdoor portrait of a woman in a garden, (probably) Denver, Colorado; costume includes an apron.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]