Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who poses with his arm resting on an upholstered chair. He wears striped pants, a checked suit coat and checked vest. He has a full moustache.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a broad brimmed hat checked jacket, checked vest, and striped pants. He poses with his arms bent and his hands resting on his thighs.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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
- Castellanos children
- Portrait of Joe and Helen Castellanos, a young boy and girl, children of Joe and Aurelia Castellanos of Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. They sit together in a wooden chair. Joe wears a matching shirt and pants. His sister, Helen, wears a...
- Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children.; Castellanos, Helen, 1930---Pictorial works.; Castellanos, Joe, 1932- Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1937?]
- Vitalia Trujillo, Magdelene Lujan, and Lucia Trujillo
- Studio portrait of sisters Vitalia Trujillo and Magdelene Lujan. Magdalene holds baby Lucia Trujillo; the family were residents of Fort Collins, Colorado. Vitalia wears a dark dress with a low waist line and a loosely pleated collar, her hair is...
- Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Infants.; Trujillo, Vitalia--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Lucia--Pictorial works.; Lujan, Magdalene--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fred Paiz
- Four men pose in a corral probably on a ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. Two of the men are on horseback, one in a checked cap and jacket is identified as Fred Paiz who aims a rifle, the other wears a cowboy hat and has a rifle on...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding.; Paiz, Silfredo, 1904-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Shooting--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1918]
- Conejos Junior High School, class of 1926
- Hispanic American teacher Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos) poses with her students from the Junior High Class of 1926 on the steps of Conejos Junior High School, Conejos, Colorado. She wears a jumper with a checked pattern and a...
- Costilla Junior High School (Conejos, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Conejos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Teachers.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; García, Castelar--Pictorial...
- 1910
- Francisco Gallegos
- Hispanic American Francisco Gallegos, a sheep and cattle rancher, poses on horseback in San Luis, Colorado. He wear a jacket, tie and round brimmed hat, his saddle blanket is a jerga, a woven Hispanic textile in a herringbone and check pattern....
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; San Luis (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings.; Horseback riding.; Ranchers.; Gallegos, Francisco--Pictorial works.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1885
- Man outside
- Outdoor portrait of a man in Denver, Colorado. He wears a three-piece suit, tie, hat, and boutonniere.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Portrait of three men
- Three men pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone fence prop. One man in a striped suit, bow tie, and hat rests his arm on a stone pillar. A watch chain and fob are attached to the vest of the man who wears a checked suit and hat, he rests...
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a checked wool suit, vest, and neck tie. He has a full, bushy moustache.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young man and a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl and a young man. The girl wears a light colored dress with botanical decorations, earrings, and holds a hat in her hand. She stands on an upholstered chair with her arm resting on the arm of the young man. He wears a...
- Girls--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a checked suit jacket, high collar, and patterned neck tie. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket. His hair is parted near the center and he has a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit, vest, neck tie, and checked shirt. A watch chain and diamond shaped fob hang from his vest. His hair is parted on the side and he wears a scraggly, untrimmed moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who leans with one arm on a carved stone pillar prop. He wears striped pants and poses with one leg crossed casually over the other. His checked suit jacket is fastened at the top button and one hand rests on...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a checked jacket and striped necktie held together with a ring. He has a full moustache and his hair is parted on the side.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears an overcoat, checked suit jacket fastened at the top button, and necktie. He has a full moustache and his hair is parted on the side.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who pose near an ornate studio backdrop. One man wears checked pants, a suit jacket, and vest. He has a full moustache. The other man rests his hand on the shoulder of the seated man. He wears a suit jacket...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks to the side. She wears a checked dress with a high collar held together by a bar pin. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a checked wool jacket and vest. His neck tie is held in place with a decorative pin. His receding hairline is parted on the side and he has a full moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a couple, possibly Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Meredith. He wears a dark checked suit and sits with his legs crossed in an upholstered chair. She stands at his side with her hand on his shoulder. Her dress is a black velvet bodice with...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Royer - Biddle family
- This group from Nucla, Montrose County, Colorado, includes a man, two women, a boy and a girl. The elder woman wears a checked dress with a needleworked collar and puffed shoulders. They are identified as Grandpa Royer, Grandma Biddle Royer, Kate...
- Nucla (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Nucla--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Nucla--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Nucla--1890-1900.; Biddle Royer, Grandma.; Biddle, Kate.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph Lawrence), 1887-1950.; Dunlap, Maude.; Royer, Grandpa.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Placerville
- A man in a conductor's hat and woman in a checked blouse pose on the depot dock of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado. Snow and icicles hang from the gable roof of the station with projecting bay, finial and...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1900-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Mary Jennings in costume "Little Brown Jug" "Central City Nights" Central City, Colo
- Actress Mary Jennings poses in waif's costume, with a poke bonnet, a checked and spotted shirt, and a fringed dress, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Jennings, Mary--Performances--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Car Show, authentic costume, 1:00 PM.
- Dale Stanislawski and another man lean on a the back end of an antique automobile during the first Car Club Show in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. They both wear sunglasses; Dale has on a checked cap and suit with wide lapels; he holds a camera....
- Antique and classic cars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Exhibitions--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 22, 1979
- Dale Stanislawski and his entry, 6:00 PM. outside the Apteka Parmacy, his Chrysler formerly belonged to Miss Sigfrid
- Dale Stanislawski poses next to his antique Chrysler automobile during the first Car Club Show in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. He wears a period costume; checked cap, suit with wide lapels and a bow tie.
- Antique and classic cars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Exhibitions--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Stanislawski, Dale.
- September 22, 1979
- Residence in Salida, Colorado
- People sit outside their canvas tent in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. A man wears bib-overalls and has a broom at his feet; boys scowl; a girl wears a checked dress and holds a cat. A primitive outdoor kitchen with a stovepipe is by the open...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beds--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Kitchens--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Salida parlour
- Interior view of a home in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows a bell (reading: Merry Christmas), a popcorn ball, and garlands on a table with a fringed coverlet. A cooked bird lies unattended beneath the coverlet. Two girls sit nearby; they...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs barber shop
- Interior of a barbershop, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows barbers posing with customers in chairs, mirrors, plumbing and wash basins, checked tile floor, coffered ceiling, display cases full of cigar boxes, spitoons, and a cash...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barbers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Barbershops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Dr. Pepper employees
- Men in company uniform khakis and ties hang a Dr. Pepper calendar on an office wall, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The calender features a woman in gardening togs and wide brimmed hat, sitting in a wheelbarrow; artwork reads: "The...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Beverage industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- April 11, 1944
- Van Briggle
- Exterior view of Van Briggle Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows ceramic chimney ornaments including a griffin, checked tile and floral motifs below gable. Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chimneys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Potteries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- El Pomar Retreat Center, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Interior view of the El Pomar Retreat Center at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a checked tile floor, plasterwork in the ceiling coves, sconce lamps, a chandelier, French doors, a table with a vase of roses and...
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Religious retreats--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Acomeños
- Native American women and children pose, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows a young woman with a baby wrapped in a shawl on her back, a woman in white, and a girl in a checked dress.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Acoma (N.M.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Ward, Joe Smith, Hall, Ignacio, Mariana
- Group studio portrait includes two Native American Utes, Ignacio, Chief of the Weeminuche band and Mariana, with Ward, Joe Smith and Hall. Ignacio wears his hoop earrings, checked kerchief tie, "Indian Police" badge with cigars in his vest pocket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1910.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.; Mariana, Ute Indian.; Smith, Joe.
- [between 1897 and 1901]
- Couple posed in swimsuits
- A man and a woman pose in their swimsuits in a tent, possibly at a beach. The woman wears a swimsuit that has small beads that hang from the bottom of her suit, ballet shoes and a checked hat. The man wears a swim suit that has a rose printed in...
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Couples--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Mr. Rhoads with camera
- Mr. Rhoads holds up his camera in front of the Union Depot Store in Denver, Colorado. Signs in the display windows read: "Candy, Soda, Parcels Checked, Information Bureau, [Ma]gazines, Van Dyck Quality Cigars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [1920?]
- Afraid of Hawk, Ogallala Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Afraid of Hawk, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) wearing a feather headdress, checked cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, bandolier and braids.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Hawk.
- 1899
- Picnic in Manitou
- View of a group of picnickers near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Mostly children, this group sits and stands with their lunch pails and baskets in the foreground. An older gentleman sits in the center, and behind him two women in jackets and bonnets;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- A Sioux brave
- Indoor portrait of an unidentified Native American Dakota Santee Sioux sitting cross legged with a ceremonial pipe, club, knife in a sheath and rifle. He wears a headband, checked jacket, leggings and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Santee Indians--1870-1880.; Calumets--1870-1880.
- 1871?
- U.S.R.A. Consolidated ticket offices for AT&SF, C&S, D&RG Road at 119 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- View of a storefront (ticketing for Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, Colorado and Southern, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroads) in Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows windows with lettering: "United States Railroad Administration Consolidated Ticket...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; United States Railroad...
- 1919
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mercury Printing Shop next to the corner of 5th and Main Streets on the north side
- Men and a woman pose on the boardwalk in Canon City, Colorado. Storefronts behind them have a gabled false front, corbeled cornice, and arching windows. The woman wears a checked dress with a fur hat. A man wearing striped prison pants and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Facades--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. An African American (Black) man drapes his arms around two women in party dresses in a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The group sits at a table in a dance hall. Other couples are on the dance floor nearby....
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956 June?]
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. Three African American (Black) couples sit at a table in a dance hall in Denver. The women wear white party dresses and the men wear tuxedos and bow ties. Cocktails and an ashtray sit on the table that is...
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- Ute Tribe Colorado Springs Carnival
- Panoramic view of Native American (Ute) dancers and white men at the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival) in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Ute men, women and children pose in front of tipis in a field. The Ute women wear dresses...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- 1912
- School principal, Mr. Early, Edgewater, Colorado, 1920's
- A large group of children pose in front of the brick school in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. The man in the back leaning on a column is possibly the principal, Mr. Early. The girls wear plaid, checked, and solid-colored dresses, and some...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Five executive board members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado pose near a desk. A woman identified as Mrs. Henry Bruce Teller is seated at a desk and holds papers in her hands. Other board members include: Grace C. Morey, in a...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 29
- "Christ is Risen," probably Easter program
- Members of the choir of the Presbyterian Church in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, pose on a circular stage for the Easter service. Numerous potted plants are around the perimeter of the stage and on tables among the members of the choir....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- April, 1898
- Mrs. William Byers (and daughter Mary)
- A studio portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers) and her daughter Mary (later Mary Byers Robinson). Mrs. Byers wear a dark dress and a brooch, her daughter wears a checked off the shoulder dress.
- Girls--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]