Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Valverde School girls in aprons
- Photograph of girls from a kindergarten class at Valverde Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, standing in a row outside on the lawn. The girls wear aprons and stand in front of some hand made trucks.
- Kindergartens.; Valverde School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Steck School kindergarten jelly making
- Photograph of a Kindergarten jelly Making project at Steck Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Five students are shown in the picture. One boy stands at the edge of the table wearing a long apron, glasses and a white cap. He carries a basket...
- Home food processing.; Kindergartens.; Steck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 October
- Men wearing aprons
- A large group of men stands in front of a wood building in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Several of the men wear long aprons, indicating they may be the kitchen staff for the show. Three men sit on wood chairs in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cooks--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- 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
- Silverton school
- Women and girls play baseball in the dirt street in front of a school in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The women and girls wear hats and dresses with aprons. Children watch near the two-story brick school building with a mansard roof and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Blacksmith shop in Salida
- Men and a boy stand and pose in front of a one-story brick blacksmith shop in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Men wear leather aprons, boots, and shirts with suspenders. A man holds blacksmith tongs; another man holds a hatchet. Signs on the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- 1895?
- Trinidad residents
- Women wear fitted dresses, aprons, and boots and pose in front of a stick fence and a one-story adobe house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A woman wears a scarf around her head and holds a baby who wears a ruffled cap and a dress. A boy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A Street in Creede, Colo.
- Men, women, and children stand or sit and pose on a street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. White and Black (African American) men wear suits or vests and hats. Women wear dresses and aprons; a woman holds a dog. A sign on a business reads:...
- Afro-Americans--Men--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Palmer Lake, Glen Park
- Eleven men stand in front of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway building at an unidentified exposition, the building was later moved to Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado and served as the railroad depot. The Victorian style building has a tower...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Exhibition buildings--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Stone house
- Women wear aprons and shawls and pose in the doorway of a stone house with a hipped roof and a central chimney possibly in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and possibly the Colorado River in a valley near the house. Snow is on a...
- Houses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Clear Creek Highway - cooks
- Interior view of a kitchen in (probably) Clear Creek County of Jefferson County, Colorado; men pose in cook hats and aprons by trays and cooking utensils.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cooks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Kitchens--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Dining tent area
- Interior view of a miner's dining tent at probably the Gold King Mine near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows an eating area with men, women and dogs seated at wooden tables and benches. The tables are set with white table cloths, dishes,...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1910?]
- Table floor, Gold King Mill
- Interior view of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Men in overalls and aprons pose next to an ore processing table.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Blacksmiths
- Interior view of a blacksmith shop in probably Colorado. Shows tools, sledges, vises and anvil. Some of the blacksmiths wear aprons, all of the men wear hats.
- Blacksmiths--Colorado--1890-1910.; Forge shops--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Men in front of possible blacksmith shop two on horseback
- A group of men pose near possibly a blacksmith's shop in Denver, Colorado. Two men are on horseback and other men wear long aprons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men in front of building
- Men pose near a wooden building, probably near the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site, Denver, Colorado. They wear aprons and stand near saw horses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Meat / food store w/ 2 men
- Interior view of a butcher shop in Denver, Colorado. Men with aprons stand near wood and glass display cases and a cash register. Labels on boxes read: "Supreme Biscuit," and "Soda Biscuit."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Two women walking along river
- Outdoor portrait of women with a dog by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; costume includes ribbon collars, pleats, aprons, and gingham fabric. The Alameda Avenue bridge spans the water.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl in Denver, Colorado. They have drums, costume includes feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl with drums and costume including feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl with drums and costume including feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets in Denver, Colorado. One man wears a suit and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl in Denver, Colorado, with drums and costume including feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Interior of Grand Lake Lodge
- Waitresses pose near tables in the dining room at Grand Lake Lodge in Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado. They wear aprons and dresses.
- Grand Lake Lodge (Grand Lake, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Grand Lake--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand Lake--1920-1930.; Waitresses--Colorado--Grand Lake--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Canning
- Girls can fruits and vegetables at a school probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. They wear dresses, aprons, and bonnets.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canning & preserving--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; School children--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Home economics
- Girls prepare food in a home economics class at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The girls wear aprons and bonnets. One girl reads a book titled "Cooking Book One."
- Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children cooking--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Home economics--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of possibly the family of Tridor Gavordi. The mother wears a simple cotton dress with a high collar and sits in a chair with a child on her lap. Her four other children surround her. All of the girls wear simple cotton dresses. Two...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Cottonwood Springs Hotel, Buena Vista, Colo.
- People pose outside the Cottonwood Springs Hotel near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. Women and girls wear dresses with aprons and stand or sit on porch steps or in a first-floor window, a wicker baby carriage is nearby. Some of the men and...
- Cottonwood Hotel (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1898?]
- Mining families
- Mining families pose near their house probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The families are probably Italian and include men, women, and children. One man wears work overalls the others wear pants with suspenders. The women wear work dresses...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Miners and their families
- A group of miners and their families pose near a house in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men, women, and children are probably Italian. The women and girls wear dresses and aprons. One boy wears dirty work clothes and...
- Italian Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Buildings on Main Street between 4th & 5th
- View of Main Street businesses between Fourth and Fifth Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, shows a group of four men in front of the Harness and Saddlery Shop. Mr. Warner stands in the doorway and the owner J. C. Wells is outside to the right. A young boy...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Crapper Jack's Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of Crapper Jack's Saloon, Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men and women line up at the bar with drinks in hand posed for a toast, the women wear aprons or petticoats over their dresses, they are possibly prostitutes; behind the...
- Crapper Jack's Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Zang Brewing Company.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- The Morrison Quarry Located near Morrison, Colo, and named after its founder George Morrison.
- Men pose at the Morrison limestone quarry in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, in aprons, suspenders, and soft hats. Some of the workers hold mallets. Wooden beams and rock slabs are in the foreground; shop buildings are in the background.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Limestone quarrying--Colorado--Morrison--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Colorado-Yule Marble finishing mill
- Men work in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, at the Colorado- Yule Marble finishing plant. Wearing aprons, sweater and hats, they hold scrapers and sponges, and tend a block of stone supported by wooden beams. Windows line the upper interior...
- Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [between 1908 amd 1920?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Men pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, in front of a false- fronted business. Two wear white aprons, the others are in vests with gold chains. The double doors have arched windows and bars; lettering over the entry reads: "Restaurant." Signs...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- J.H. Kilday & W. Weld, prop.'s, White-House saloon, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of White House Saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. H. Kilday & W. Weld (proprietors), group of men stand in front of bar, two men wear aprons, one of whom holds a box of open cigars; additional men stand at bar with feet propped on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; White House Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1893 or 1894]
- Walgreen's Drugs Ft. Collins opening
- Employees of Walgreen's Drug store in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, pose; waitresses wear dresses with bow ties, boutonnieres, and aprons. Men wear suits, ties, and garrison caps.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drugstores--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- November 29, 1940
- John Nankervis at Nevadaville
- Interior view of a meat market in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows butchers in aprons behind the counter, framed paintings, a taxidermied deer head, an oil chandelier, glass front display cases and meat hanging on the walls. Scales are...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.; Butchers--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.; Interiors.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- Saloons and hotel burned 1919
- Men pose on columned porches of frame saloons in Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado. They wear vests, suspenders, aprons, hats, and bib overalls. A dog and horse are to one side.
- Placerville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- The Plattner Implement Co.
- Men pose wearing aprons, bib overalls and a suit, in front of the brick Plattner Implement Co. Plattner, Washington County, Colorado. A man balances on door handle of one of the large entry double doors.
- Plattner Implement Company (Plattner, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Plattner (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Plattner --1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Gotthelf and Mayer Mercantile
- Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado, people crowd the boardwalk of a dry goods store. The woman wears a print dress with puffed shoulders; men and boys wear sack suits, ties, gold chains, duster, straw, or planter hats, suspenders and aprons. One...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Saguache--1890-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Saguache--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Saguache--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salida Town Theater [graphic]
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, the Town Theater interior has balustraded balconies and a stage backdrop with a classic cityscape and tasseled banners. Crepe paper canopies and umbrellas adorn tables; women and children pose in bodices, lace...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- School house, Rosita, Colo built during boom days - been paying for it for 60 yrs.
- Men, women, and children pose in front of the Rosita, Custer County, Colorado schoolhouse with a Newfoundland dog. They wear poke bonnets, flounces, felt hats and aprons. The school is a two-story frame building with a cross gabled roof, brick...
- Rosita (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Van Briggle Pottery
- Men wear suspenders and aprons and work with ceramic pots at Van Briggle Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One man carves a greenware vase; coats and hats hang on the interior wall in the background.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Potters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- 1902?
- Service crew at Red Elk, William Ord, no.4
- Group portrait of the Red Elk Hotel staff, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the women in corseted print blouses and aprons; the men in vests or jackets and a girl wears a sailor suit. One man has a cat in his lap.
- Red Elk Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotel employees--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Junior Order A. O. U. W.
- View of a Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows Black men in silver helmets and aprons holding the reins of horses with white covers and a float covered with fabric, flowers and tassels. Three...
- Ancient Order of United Workmen--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Kitchen force at Tucker's Rest.
- The kitchen staff poses outside the back door of Tucker's Restaurant, 110 East Pikes Pike Avenue, Midland Block, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Eight Black men and two white men wear soiled white aprons, various chef hats and soft...
- Tucker's Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Restaurant workers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Chemistry class at High School, 1941
- In a chemistry classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, students in heavy aprons work at lab tables with beakers and jars with stoppers. Pane sash windows on the left side of the classroom allow sunlight to stream in the laboratory....
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Laboratories--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Denver and Rio Grande Depot at Alamosa, Colorado, May 1893
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Alamosa, Colorado, is a two-story wood fram Victorian structure with intersecting gables with decorative aprons, cresting roof, octagonal shingles, bracketed overhanging lower eave, and clapboard siding...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- 1893
- Future homemakers at High School, 1941
- Girls in aprons stand at tables inside a classroom at Alamosa High, Alamosa County, Colorado. Front table has tub of "Crisco," covered tin of sugar, vanilla bottle, milk jar, flour sifter, bowl and hand beaters, "Calumet" baking powder and "Betty...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Home economics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Masons waiting to set cornerstone on new City & County building
- View shows men on a platform in preparation for the setting of the cornerstone at the City and County building, Denver, Colorado. The men wear mason's aprons over their clothing. The platform is decorated with bunting and an American flag.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Freemasons--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- February 21, 1931