Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Gallegos brothers
- Studio portrait of brothers Antonio Tercio "Tony" Gallegos (standing) and José Salomé Gallegos (seated). Antonio wears a suit and bow tie. José, a veteran of Word War I, wears a jacket, jodhpurs and boots.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Veterans.; Gallegos, Antonio Tercio--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, José Salomé--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [1920?]
- Juan de Jesús Páiz
- Studio portrait (standing) of Hispanic American Juan de Jesús Páiz, a farmer and rancher from Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a suit, patterned tie. watch fob, boots and a broad brimmed hat. He is clean shaven. He poses in front...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Ranchers.; Páiz, Juan de Jesús--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial...
- [1891 November 20]
- Frances Miera Montez
- Portrait of Frances Miera Montez of Colorado. She poses against a house with her hand on a wooden rocking chair. She wears a dress with a short skirt and puffed sleeves, dark stockings and boots. She has ribbons in her long hair.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Girls.; Montez, Frances Miera 1905---Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1913]
- Miners Eloy Cruz and Leandro Vigil
- Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial...
- [1920?]
- Cokedale Mine marshals Crecencio Vigil and Melitón Barela
- Crecencio Vigil and Melitón Barela, marshals at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Cokedale Mines in Cokedale (Las Animas County), Colorado. They pose near a dugout structure with a roof made from pine boughs. Crecencio (left) wears a hat, coat and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cokedale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Private police.; Barela, Melitón--Pictorial works.; Vigil,, Crecencio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1913?]
- Miners at Sopris
- A group of miners pose near a tipple at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Sopris Mine near Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men lean on a coal car and wear work clothes that include overalls, gloves, boots, and hats. Some of the miners...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--People--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a house made of stone, mud, and wood possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men and a boy wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, boots, bandanas, and hats. One man balances a bottle of liquor on his knee. A...
- Boys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cage scene, Ajax Mine, flashlight
- Interior view of a group of miners who pose near the cage lifts at Ajax Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, boots, and hats. Some men hold candles in their hands.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose near a mining structure in the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, overalls, and boots. Some workers sit on a coal cart.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a mine entrance at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Some of the men have electric mine lamps attached to their caps, and...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose on the steps of a corrugated tin mining building at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, boots and caps. Some of the workers may be Hispanic.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Apartment House No. 1
- Women, children, and men pose near the porch of a two-story frame house in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women wear calico dresses with puffed sleeves and stand beside girls in dresses and boys with caps. Men wear suits or vests and hats;...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 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?]
- Freighting out-fit, Rico, Colo.
- Pairs of oxen harnessed to covered wagons stand or lie on a dirt street in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Oxen have yokes and are connected by chains. A boy wears a hat and sits nearby. Commercial buildings on the street have signs that read:...
- Rico (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Ox teams--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.
- 1890
- 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?]
- Twin Lakes summer home
- People pose on the porch of the Dexter Cabin at the Interlaken Resort in Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. Identified people include: "J.V. Dexter's wife, twin daughters, and James Dexter." The log house has a mansard, shingled roof with dormer...
- Dexter, James V.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Log houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Giacomo Toller's home in Tollerburg
- A family poses in a car beside a two-story frame and brick house in Tollerburg near the Toller Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Girls wear dresses and hair bows or braids pinned up on their heads. Boys wear hats, knickers, and leather boots....
- Tollerburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Tollerburg--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Tollerburg--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Tollerburg--1910-1920.; Toller, Giacomo--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1920.]
- Main Street of the Town of Trinidad, Collorado [sic] Terr.
- Men stand and wear hats, jackets and boots, in a dirt road near parked covered wagons and horses in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man poses with a horse on a lead rope. A sign supported by a timber reads: "Lunch Hou[se] Meals at all...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Oil shale retort
- Men and women stand and pose beside oil shale refining machinery in possibly Garfield County, Colorado. Men wear suits and overcoats with velvet or fur collars, leather dress gloves, and felt hats or caps. Women wear dresses and fur overcoats,...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Hotchkiss
- Men and women stand on sidewalks in front of the Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company store in Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. Women wear long dresses and elaborate hats; a man wears a suit, and a boy is on a tricycle. Window displays show neckties,...
- Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Geyser, Silver Cliff Colo.
- A group of miners at the Geyser Mine in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado pose near the mill. Some men hold shovels, a pick axe, candles with lanterns, and hammers. They wear overalls, canvas coats and wide, slanting brimmed hats with high...
- Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Morley bathhouse and lamp house
- A miner leans in the doorway of the lamp house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. The man wears work clothes, boots, and a cap with an oil wick cap lamp. The lamp building is a small cinder block...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Mine...
- 1914 May 7
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle street scene
- Men and a woman pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; canvas awnings and signs read: "Post Office," "Bank of Rifle," "J. W. Hugus & Co. Groceries," and "Dry Goods, Boots, and Shoes." Window displays include steamer trunks, hats,...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Munro Mercantile Co.
- Men stand and pose outside the Munro Mercantile Company building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Signs painted on the false front building read: "The Munro Mercantile Co., Groceries, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Etc." and "Champion Harvesting...
- Munro Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Downtown Rifle, Colorado
- Men, women, and boys pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; letters read: "E. McLearn & Co. Groceries & General Merchandise - Gents Furnishing Boots and Shoes." Bunting drapes the cornice; a wicker baby stroller is in a horse...
- E. McLearn & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man and a woman
- A man and woman stand and pose for a studio portrait. The man wears a suit and tie. The woman wears a crepe or silk dress with a sailor's collar, a cummerbund waist, sheer long sleeves and boots with heels.
- Couples--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a child
- A child sits and poses for a studio portrait. The girl smiles, she wears a hair bow, a light colored dress with a ruffled, rounded collar and leather boots with buttons.
- Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area family
- A man and woman stand and pose for a studio portrait. The man holds a hat and wears a shirt with a rounded collar, a suit and tie. The woman wears a belted overcoat over a full skirt, an asymmetrical hat with a curled feather and leather boots.
- Couples--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a soldier
- A man wears a World War I soldier's uniform and stands at attention in a studio portrait. The soldier holds a rifle and wears jodhpur pants, boots with gaiters, a long buttoned jacket and a felt hat.
- Soldiers--1900-1910.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Fort Lewis, utility room
- A man in overalls and boots poses beside dials and gauges in a utility room at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows probably belt-driven power generators on cement blocks.
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric generators--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Football team
- A football team sits and poses for a group portrait on a staircase in front of a building entrance probably in western Colorado. Young men wear knickers with elastic at the knee, leather boots, shoulder pads under striped sweaters and leather...
- Football players--Colorado--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- East [sic] side Main St. south from Tomichi Ave.
- Men stand and pose outside store fronts on the west side of Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows two-story frame buildings in the red light district and signs that read: "Sharwen [?], Sahlein & Co. Clothing, Furnishing Goods,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Carlton Tunnel
- Men wear raincoats, rubber boots and hats with lamps pose inside the Carlton Tunnel (a mine drainage tunnel) in Teller County, Colorado. Shows pipes, water and interior tunnel walls.
- Teller (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Men--Colorado--Teller--1940-1960.; Raincoats--1940-1960.; Tunnels--Colorado--Teller--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Young man
- Studio portrait of a man in a suit, tie, and boots.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Boys and girls
- Studio portrait of children, boys and girls; outfits include fluted leggings and high button boots.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Two men
- Studio portrait of men in three piece suits and boots.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Dapper cowboy
- Studio portrait of a young man with a beard in work clothes, boots, and a wide brimmed hat.
- Beards--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Circus performers
- Women circus performers stand and pose balanced on the shoulders of men circus performers in front of a canvas tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. Women wear tights and satin leotards with matching headbands. Men wear acrobat...
- Dokey Circus--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Acrobats--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circus performers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Circus clowns
- Clowns pose in front of a canvas circus tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. A clown pretends to spank a clown with a straw broom. Men circus performers' costumes include: face paint, caps, knickers, a ruffled pants suit decorated...
- Dokey Circus--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Portrait of a boy who sits on a mat of artificial grass and leans on a carved stone pillar prop. He wears a costume that consists of knickers, high button boots, a sash with fringe, lace collar, and a top decorated with bric-a-brac.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a boy
- Full length studio portrait of a boy who lounges on a stone fence and pillar prop. He wears short corduroy pants, matching jacket with a belt, knit stockings, and high button boots.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Broadway Hotel
- View of the Hotel Broadway near Broadway and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The hotel has arched, bay and square windows, a decorated frieze, awnings, pyramidal roof atop a parapet, rounded buttresses and voussoirs lie...
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Denver firemen inspecting fire damage on unidentified bldg
- Firemen ,from the Denver Fire Department, inspect the ruins of a burned building in Denver, Colorado. They wear uniforms, hats, and boots.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of three men
- Full length studio portrait of three men. Two men stand side by side with their hands rested upon another man's shoulder and the back of a rustic bench adorned with hats. All three men wear dark colored suits buttoned at the top, neckties, vests...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop that incudes artificial grass and palm trees. The man sits on a rustic, wooden bench adorned with a plaid blanket and a hat. The man wears an unbuttoned suit jacket,...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored suit, vest, watch chain, boots and necktie. The man parts his hair to the side. Studio props include an ornate backdrop with artificial grass, palm trees and a stone fence column.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891